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PL 496 — An Act to recognize the white admiral as the emblematic insect of Québec
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- Status
- Adoption Du Principe
- Sponsor
- Agnès Grondin
- Introduced
- 2023-06-09
- Session
- 43-1
What it does
AI plain-language summary of the official text.
Bill PL 496, introduced in the National Assembly of Québec, seeks to officially recognize the white admiral butterfly as the emblematic insect of Québec. The bill has advanced through its early legislative stages, receiving adoption in principle in February 2026, following its introduction in June 2023. No further stages have been completed at this time.
Stage timeline
Adoption in principle
2026-02-24Assemblée nationale
Introduction
2023-06-09Assemblée nationale
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