Legislation · Ontario · Provincial
Bill 75 — Keeping Criminals Behind Bars Act, 2026
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- Status
- Royal Assent Received. Statutes Of Ontario 2026, Chapter 7
- Sponsor
- Kerzner, Hon. Michael S.
- Introduced
- 2025-11-25
- Session
- 44-1
What it does
AI plain-language summary of the official text.
Bill 75, the Keeping Criminals Behind Bars Act, 2026, is an Ontario government bill aimed, as its title suggests, at measures to keep convicted criminals incarcerated. The bill passed Second Reading without amendment and received Third Reading on May 14, 2026, after several days of debate and a closure motion carried on division. It received Royal Assent on June 2, 2026, and is now law as Statutes of Ontario 2026, chapter 7.
Stage timeline
Royal Assent received
2026-06-02Legislative Assembly
Third Reading — Debated (Debate adjourned)
2026-05-14Legislative Assembly
Third Reading — Debated
2026-05-14Legislative Assembly
Third Reading — Vote (Carried on division)
2026-05-14Legislative Assembly
Third Reading — Closure (Carried)
2026-05-14Legislative Assembly
Third Reading — Debated (Debate adjourned)
2026-05-13Legislative Assembly
Third Reading — Debated (Debate adjourned)
2026-05-12Legislative Assembly
Third Reading — Debated (Debate adjourned)
2026-05-11Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Ordered for Third Reading
2026-05-04Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Reported without amendment
2026-05-04Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Consideration of a Bill
2026-04-23Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Consideration of a Bill
2026-04-15Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Vote (Carried on division)
2026-03-25Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Ordered referred to Standing Committee
2026-03-25Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Debated
2026-03-24Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Question put (Vote deferred)
2026-03-24Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Debated (Debate adjourned)
2026-03-24Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Debated (Debate adjourned)
2026-03-23Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Debated (Debate adjourned)
2025-12-11Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Debated (Debate adjourned)
2025-12-09Legislative Assembly
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