Legislation · Ontario · Provincial
Bill 53 — Dignity and Mental Health in Jails Act, 2025
Clarion tracks Bill 53 before Ontario — its status, sponsor, plain-language summary, and every stage it moves through, each cited to the official record.
- Status
- First reading — ordered for second reading
- Sponsor
- Collard, Lucille
- Introduced
- 2025-06-05
- Session
- 44-1
Policy areas
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What it does
AI plain-language summary of the official text.
Bill 53, the Dignity and Mental Health in Jails Act, 2025, is a provincial bill introduced in the current legislative session that aims, as its title suggests, to address dignity and mental health conditions within jails. The bill passed First Reading on June 5, 2025, and has been ordered for Second Reading, meaning it is in the early stages of the legislative process. No further details about its specific provisions are available from the bill's metadata alone.
Stage timeline
First Reading — Vote (Carried)
2025-06-05Legislative Assembly
First Reading — Ordered for Second Reading
2025-06-05Legislative Assembly
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