Legislation · Quebec · Provincial
Bill 4 — An Act respecting the communication of information for the purpose of protecting against intimate partner violence, and amending various legislative provisions
Clarion tracks Bill 4 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
- Ian Lafrenière
- Introduced
- 2026-05-13
- Session
- 43-3
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What it does
AI plain-language summary of the official text.
Bill PL 4, titled An Act respecting the communication of information for the purpose of protecting against intimate partner violence, establishes a framework governing the sharing of information to help protect individuals from intimate partner violence, while also amending various related legislative provisions. Introduced on May 13, 2026, the bill moved rapidly through the legislative process, receiving passage and royal assent on June 11, 2026. The Act is scheduled to come into force on December 11, 2027.
Stage timeline
Coming into force
2027-12-11Assemblée nationale
Assent
2026-06-11Assemblée nationale
Passage
2026-06-11Assemblée nationale
Consideration of the committee report
2026-06-10Assemblée nationale
Tabling of the committee report
2026-06-09Assemblée nationale
Detailed study in committee
2026-06-09Assemblée nationale
Adoption in principle
2026-06-04Assemblée nationale
Tabling of the committee report
2026-06-03Assemblée nationale
Committee consultation
2026-06-02Assemblée nationale
Introduction
2026-05-13Assemblée nationale
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