Legislation · Quebec · Provincial
Bill 23 — An Act mainly to provide better support to persons whose mental state could present a risk for their own safety or that of others
Clarion tracks Bill 23 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
- Sonia Bélanger
- Introduced
- 2026-03-24
- Session
- 43-2
Policy areas
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What it does
AI plain-language summary of the official text.
Bill PL 23, introduced in the Quebec National Assembly on March 24, 2026, aims mainly to improve support for individuals whose mental state could pose a risk to their own safety or the safety of others. The bill moved swiftly through the legislative process, receiving committee study, adoption in principle, and detailed committee review before being passed and receiving assent on June 12, 2026. It is now law following royal assent.
Stage timeline
Tabling of the committee report
2026-06-12Assemblée nationale
Assent
2026-06-12Assemblée nationale
Consideration of the committee report
2026-06-12Assemblée nationale
Passage
2026-06-12Assemblée nationale
Detailed study in committee
2026-06-11Assemblée nationale
Tabling of the committee report
2026-06-04Assemblée nationale
Adoption in principle
2026-06-04Assemblée nationale
Committee consultation
2026-06-03Assemblée nationale
Introduction
2026-03-24Assemblée nationale
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