Legislation · Ontario · Provincial
Bill 97 — Plan to Protect Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2026
Clarion tracks Bill 97 before Ontario — its status, sponsor, plain-language summary, and every stage it moves through, each cited to the official record.
- Status
- Royal assent received
- Sponsor
- Bethlenfalvy, Hon. Peter
- Introduced
- 2026-03-26
- Session
- 44-1
Policy areas
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What it does
AI plain-language summary of the official text.
Bill 97, the Plan to Protect Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2026, is Ontario budget implementation legislation introduced in the 44th Parliament's first session. The bill was passed at second reading under closure and time allocation measures, bypassing committee review through a House order, and received third reading approval before receiving Royal Assent on April 24, 2026, becoming Statutes of Ontario 2026, chapter 2. The bill's title suggests it contains budget-related measures framed around protecting Ontario, though the specific provisions are not detailed in the available metadata.
Stage timeline
Royal Assent received
2026-04-24Legislative Assembly
Third Reading — Vote (Carried on division)
2026-04-23Legislative Assembly
Third Reading — Question put (Vote deferred)
2026-04-22Legislative Assembly
Third Reading — Debated
2026-04-22Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Ordered for Third Reading pursuant to the Order of the House
2026-04-21Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Discharge the Order of referral to Committee
2026-04-21Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Time allocated
2026-04-21Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Closure (Carried on division)
2026-04-02Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Moved closure (Vote deferred)
2026-04-02Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Ordered referred to Standing Committee
2026-04-02Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Question put
2026-04-02Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Debated
2026-04-02Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Vote (Carried on division)
2026-04-02Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Debated (Debate adjourned)
2026-04-01Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Debated (Debate adjourned)
2026-03-31Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Debated (Debate adjourned)
2026-03-30Legislative Assembly
First Reading — Ordered for Second Reading
2026-03-26Legislative Assembly
First Reading — Vote (Carried)
2026-03-26Legislative Assembly
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