Legislation · Quebec · Provincial
Bill 17 — An Act to amend the Act respecting natural gas storage and natural gas and oil pipelines in order to authorize the implementation of a pilot project relating to the exploration for underground reservoirs or certain fluids, or their operation or exploitation (modified title)
Clarion tracks Bill 17 before Quebec — its status, sponsor, plain-language summary, and every stage it moves through, each cited to the official record.
- Status
- Royal assent received
- Sponsor
- Samuel Poulin
- Introduced
- 2026-02-05
- Session
- 43-2
Policy areas
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What it does
AI plain-language summary of the official text.
Bill PL 17 amends Quebec's Act respecting natural gas storage and natural gas and oil pipelines to authorize the implementation of a pilot project related to the exploration for, or the operation or exploitation of, underground reservoirs or certain fluids. Introduced in February 2026, the bill moved rapidly through committee consultation, adoption in principle, and detailed committee study before receiving assent and coming into force on June 12, 2026. The bill's title was modified during the legislative process.
Stage timeline
Passage
2026-06-12Assemblée nationale
Coming into force
2026-06-12Assemblée nationale
Consideration of the committee report
2026-06-12Assemblée nationale
Assent
2026-06-12Assemblée nationale
Detailed study in committee
2026-06-11Assemblée nationale
Tabling of the committee report
2026-06-11Assemblée nationale
Adoption in principle
2026-06-09Assemblée nationale
Tabling of the committee report
2026-06-05Assemblée nationale
Committee consultation
2026-06-04Assemblée nationale
Introduction
2026-02-05Assemblée nationale
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