Legislation · Ontario · Provincial
Bill 98 — Building Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act, 2026
Clarion tracks Bill 98 before Ontario — its status, sponsor, plain-language summary, and every stage it moves through, each cited to the official record and refreshed each morning.
- Status
- Royal Assent Received. Statutes Of Ontario 2026, Chapter 8
- Sponsor
- Flack, Hon. Rob
- Introduced
- 2026-03-30
- Session
- 44-1
What it does
AI plain-language summary of the official text.
Bill 98, the Building Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act, 2026, is Ontario legislation aimed at advancing housing construction and transportation infrastructure. The bill passed Second Reading with amendments and completed Third Reading on division before receiving Royal Assent on June 2, 2026, becoming chapter 8 of the Statutes of Ontario 2026. Third Reading was subject to a closure motion carried on division, indicating some legislative opposition during passage.
Stage timeline
Royal Assent received
2026-06-02Legislative Assembly
Third Reading — Question put
2026-05-14Legislative Assembly
Third Reading — Vote (Carried on division)
2026-05-14Legislative Assembly
Third Reading — Closure (Carried on division)
2026-05-14Legislative Assembly
Third Reading — Debated
2026-05-13Legislative Assembly
Third Reading — Debated (Debate adjourned)
2026-05-13Legislative Assembly
Third Reading — Moved closure (Vote deferred)
2026-05-13Legislative Assembly
Third Reading — Debated (Debate adjourned)
2026-05-12Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Ordered for Third Reading pursuant to the Order of the House
2026-05-11Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Report adopted
2026-05-11Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Reported as amended
2026-05-11Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Consideration of a Bill
2026-05-07Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Consideration of a Bill
2026-05-04Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Time allocated
2026-04-21Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Ordered referred to Standing Committee
2026-04-14Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Closure (Carried on division)
2026-04-14Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Vote (Carried on division)
2026-04-14Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Question put
2026-04-14Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Debated (Debate adjourned)
2026-04-13Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Debated
2026-04-13Legislative Assembly
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