Government Bills Listing – Bills 1 to 20

First Reading		Second Reading		Committee		Report	Amended	Third Reading		Royal Assent	S.B.C. Chap. No.
GOVERNMENT BILLS LISTING – BILLS 1 to 20 4th Session, 38th Parliament (with Links to Bills and Hansard Debates)
Bill 1: An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament (Hon. W. Oppal)
Feb. 12	Debate
Bill 2: Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2008 (Hon. C. Taylor)
First Reading		Second Reading		Committee		Report	Amended	Third Reading		Royal Assent	S.B.C. Chap. No.
Feb. 19	Debate	Mar. 4	Debate	Mar. 31 Apr. 1 AM Apr. 1 PM	Debate Debate Debate	Apr. 1	Apr. 1	Apr. 1	Debate	May 1	10
Bill 3: Supply Act (No. 1), 2008 (Hon. C. Taylor)
First Reading		Second Reading		Committee		Report	Amended	Third Reading		Royal Assent	S.B.C. Chap. No.
Feb. 26	Debate	Feb. 26	Debate	Feb. 26	Debate	Feb. 26		Feb. 26	Debate	Feb. 28	2
Bill 4: Supply Act, 2007-2008 (Supplementary Estimates) (Hon. C. Taylor)
First Reading		Second Reading		Committee		Report	Amended	Third Reading		Royal Assent	S.B.C. Chap. No.
Feb. 26	Debate	Feb. 26	Debate	Feb. 26	Debate	Feb. 26		Feb. 26	Debate	Feb. 28	1
Bill 5: Ministerial Accountability Bases Act, 2007-2008 (Hon. M. De Jong)
First Reading		Second Reading		Committee		Report	Amended	Third Reading		Royal Assent	S.B.C. Chap. No.
Feb. 27	Debate	Mar. 4	Debate	Mar. 10	Debate	Mar. 10		Mar. 10	Debate	Mar. 31	3
Bill 6: Electoral Reform Referendum 2009 Act (Hon. W. Oppal)
First Reading		Second Reading		Committee		Report	Amended	Third Reading		Royal Assent	S.B.C. Chap. No.
Mar. 6	Debate	Mar. 10	Debate	Mar. 12 Mar. 13 Mar. 31	Debate Debate Debate	Mar. 31		Mar. 31	Debate	Mar. 31	9
Bill 7: Local Government Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 (Hon. I. Chong)
First Reading		Second Reading		Committee		Report	Amended	Third Reading		Royal Assent	S.B.C. Chap. No.
Mar. 4	Debate	Mar. 10	Debate	Mar. 11 Mar. 12	Debate Debate	Mar. 12		Mar. 12	Debate	Mar. 31	5
Bill 8: Forests and Range Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 (Hon. R. Coleman)
First Reading		Second Reading		Committee		Report	Amended	Third Reading		Royal Assent	S.B.C. Chap. No.
Mar. 4	Debate	Mar. 10	Debate	Mar. 11 AM Mar. 11 PM	Debate Debate	Mar. 11		Mar. 11	Debate	Mar. 31	4
Bill 9: Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act, 2008 (Hon. P. Bell)
First Reading		Second Reading		Committee		Report	Amended	Third Reading		Royal Assent	S.B.C. Chap. No.
Mar. 6	Debate	Mar. 10	Debate	Mar. 13	Debate	Mar. 13		Mar. 13	Debate	Mar. 31	7
Bill 10: Housing Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 (Hon. R. Coleman)
First Reading		Second Reading		Committee		Report	Amended	Third Reading		Royal Assent	S.B.C. Chap. No.
Mar. 10	Debate	Mar. 11	Debate	Mar. 13	Debate	Mar. 13		Mar. 13	Debate	Mar. 31	8
Bill 11: Small Business and Revenue Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 (Hon. R. Thorpe)
First Reading		Second Reading		Committee		Report	Amended	Third Reading		Royal Assent	S.B.C. Chap. No.
Mar. 13	Debate	Apr. 1	Debate	Apr. 3	Debate	Apr. 3		Apr. 3	Debate	May 1	11
Bill 12: Musqueam Reconciliation, Settlement and Benefits Agreement Implementation Act (Hon. M. de Jong)
First Reading		Second Reading		Committee		Report	Amended	Third Reading		Royal Assent	S.B.C. Chap. No.
Mar. 11	Debate	Mar. 12	Debate	Mar. 13 AM Mar. 13 PM	Debate Debate	Mar. 13		Mar. 13	Debate	Mar. 31	6
Bill 13: Labour and Citizens' Services Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 (Hon. O. Ilich)
First Reading		Second Reading		Committee		Report	Amended	Third Reading		Royal Assent	S.B.C. Chap. No.
Mar. 13	Debate	Apr. 1	Debate	Apr. 3 Apr. 7	Debate Debate	Apr. 7		Apr. 7	Debate	May 1	12
Bill 14: Transportation Investment (Port Mann Twinning) Amendment Act, 2008 (Hon. K. Falcon)
First Reading		Second Reading		Committee		Report	Amended	Third Reading		Royal Assent	S.B.C. Chap. No.
Mar. 13	Debate	Apr. 16 Apr. 17 Apr. 28	Debate Debate Debate	May 20	Debate	May 20		May 20	Debate	May 29	19
Bill 15: Utilities Commission Amendment Act, 2008 (Hon. R. Neufeld)
First Reading		Second Reading		Committee		Report	Amended	Third Reading		Royal Assent	S.B.C. Chap. No.
Mar. 31	Debate	Apr. 2 Apr. 3 AM Apr. 3 PM	Debate Debate Debate	Apr. 7 Apr. 8	Debate Debate	Apr. 8		Apr. 8	Debate	May 1	13
Bill 16: Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Renewable and Low Carbon Fuel Requirements) Act (Hon. R. Neufeld)
First Reading		Second Reading		Committee		Report	Amended	Third Reading		Royal Assent	S.B.C. Chap. No.
Apr. 1	Debate	Apr. 8 AM Apr. 8 PM Apr. 9	Debate Debate Debate	Apr. 17 AM Apr. 17 PM	Debate Debate	Apr. 17	Apr. 17	Apr. 17	Debate	May 1	16
Bill 17: Public Safety and Solicitor General (Gift Card Certainty) Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 (Hon. J. Van Dongen)
First Reading		Second Reading		Committee		Report	Amended	Third Reading		Royal Assent	S.B.C. Chap. No.
Apr. 10	Debate	Apr. 15	Debate	Apr. 16	Debate	Apr. 16		Apr. 16	Debate	May 1	15
Bill 18: Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Cap and Trade) Act (Hon. B. Penner)
First Reading		Second Reading		Committee		Report	Amended	Third Reading		Royal Assent	S.B.C. Chap. No.
Apr. 3	Debate	Apr. 9 Apr. 10 Apr. 14 Apr. 15 AM Apr. 15 PM	Debate Debate Debate Debate Debate	May 20 May 23 May 28	Debate Debate Debate	May 28	May 28	May 28	Debate	May 29	32
Bill 19: Electoral Districts Act (Hon. W. Oppal)
First Reading		Second Reading		Committee		Report	Amended	Third Reading		Royal Assent	S.B.C. Chap. No.
Apr. 7	Debate	Apr. 8	Debate	Apr. 10	Debate	Apr. 10		Apr. 10	Debate	May 1	14
Bill 20: Oil and Gas Activities Act (Hon. R. Neufeld)
First Reading		Second Reading		Committee		Report	Amended	Third Reading		Royal Assent	S.B.C. Chap. No.
Apr. 8	Debate	Apr. 15	Debate	May 29	Debate	May 29		May 29	Debate	May 29	36