Government Bills Listing – Bills 1 to 20

First Reading		Second Reading		Committee		Report	Amended	Third Reading		Royal Assent	S.B.C. Chap. No.
PROGRESS OF BILLS GOVERNMENT BILLS 1 to 20 5th Session, 40th Parliament (with Links to Bills and Hansard Debates)
Bill 1: An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament (Hon. S. Anton)
Feb. 9	Debate
Bill 2: Great Bear Rainforest (Forest Management) Act (Hon. S. Thomson)
First Reading		Second Reading		Committee		Report	Amended	Third Reading		Royal Assent	S.B.C. Chap. No.
Mar. 1	Debate	Mar. 15 Mar. 16 Mar. 17 AM Mar. 17 PM	Debate Debate Debate Debate	Apr. 26	Debate	Apr. 26		Apr. 26	Debate	May 19	16
Bill 3: Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Amendment Act, 2016 (Hon. M. Stilwell)
First Reading		Second Reading		Committee		Report	Amended	Third Reading		Royal Assent	S.B.C. Chap. No.
Feb. 11	Debate	Mar. 3 Mar. 7 Mar. 8 AM Mar. 8 PM	Debate Debate Debate Debate	Mar. 17	Debate	Mar. 17		Mar. 17	Debate	May 19	8
Bill 4: Fire Safety Act (Hon. T. Stone)
First Reading		Second Reading		Committee		Report	Amended	Third Reading		Royal Assent	S.B.C. Chap. No.
Feb. 15	Debate	Mar. 17	Debate	Apr. 28	Debate	Apr. 28		Apr. 28	Debate	May 19	19
Bill 5: Miscellaneous Statutes (Signed Statements) Amendment Act, 2016 (Hon. S. Anton)
First Reading		Second Reading		Committee		Report	Amended	Third Reading		Royal Assent	S.B.C. Chap. No.
Feb. 10	Debate	Feb. 29 Mar. 1	Debate Debate	Mar. 10	Debate	Mar. 10		Mar. 10	Debate	Mar. 10	4
Bill 6: Pharmacy Operations and Drug Scheduling Amendment Act, 2016 (Hon. T. Lake)
First Reading		Second Reading		Committee		Report	Amended	Third Reading		Royal Assent	S.B.C. Chap. No.
Feb. 10	Debate	Apr. 14	Debate	Apr. 25	Debate	Apr. 25	Apr. 25	Apr. 25	Debate	May 19	12
Bill 7: Industry Training Authority Amendment Act, 2016 (Hon. S. Bond)
First Reading		Second Reading		Committee		Report	Amended	Third Reading		Royal Assent	S.B.C. Chap. No.
Feb. 17	Debate	Mar. 8 Mar. 10 AM Mar. 10 PM	Debate Debate Debate	Apr. 27	Debate	Apr. 27		Apr. 27	Debate	May 19	18
Bill 8: Mines Amendment Act, 2016 (Hon. B. Bennett)
First Reading		Second Reading		Committee		Report	Amended	Third Reading		Royal Assent	S.B.C. Chap. No.
Feb. 25	Debate	Mar. 2 Mar. 3	Debate Debate	Mar. 15	Debate	Mar. 15		Mar. 15	Debate	May 19	7
Bill 9: Motor Dealer Amendment Act, 2016 (Hon. M. Morris)
First Reading		Second Reading		Committee		Report	Amended	Third Reading		Royal Assent	S.B.C. Chap. No.
Feb. 18	Debate	Mar. 8	Debate	Mar. 14 Mar. 15 AM Mar. 15 PM	Debate Debate Debate	Mar. 15		Mar. 15	Debate	May 19	6
Bill 10: Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2016 (Hon. M. de Jong)
First Reading		Second Reading		Committee		Report	Amended	Third Reading		Royal Assent	S.B.C. Chap. No.
Feb. 16	Debate	Feb. 25 Feb. 29	Debate Debate	Mar. 9	Debate	Mar. 9	Mar. 9	Mar. 10	Debate	Mar. 10	3
Bill 11: Food and Agricultural Products Classification Act (Hon. N. Letnick)
First Reading		Second Reading		Committee		Report	Amended	Third Reading		Royal Assent	S.B.C. Chap. No.
Feb. 15	Debate	Feb. 29	Debate	Mar. 2	Debate	Mar. 2	Mar. 2	Mar. 2	Debate	Mar. 10	1
Bill 12: Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Statutes Amendment Act, 2016 (Hon. S. Thomson)
First Reading		Second Reading		Committee		Report	Amended	Third Reading		Royal Assent	S.B.C. Chap. No.
Mar. 10	Debate	Apr. 5 AM Apr. 5 PM	Debate Debate	Apr. 12-A Apr. 12-P Apr. 14	Debate Debate Debate	Apr. 14		Apr. 14	Debate	May 19	11
Bill 13: Safety Standards Amendment Act, 2016 (Hon. R. Coleman)
First Reading		Second Reading		Committee		Report	Amended	Third Reading		Royal Assent	S.B.C. Chap. No.
Mar. 9	Debate	Apr. 25	Debate	Apr. 27	Debate	Apr. 27		Apr. 27	Debate	May 19	17
Bill 14: Finance Statutes Amendment Act, 2016 (Hon. M. de Jong)
First Reading		Second Reading		Committee		Report	Amended	Third Reading		Royal Assent	S.B.C. Chap. No.
Feb. 23	Debate	Feb. 29	Debate	Apr. 11	Debate	Apr. 11		Apr. 11	Debate	May 19	10
Bill 15: Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2016 (Hon. M. Polak)
First Reading		Second Reading		Committee		Report	Amended	Third Reading		Royal Assent	S.B.C. Chap. No.
Mar. 16	Debate	Mar. 17 Apr. 4	Debate Debate	Apr. 25	Debate	Apr. 25		Apr. 25	Debate	May 19	14
Bill 16: Community Care and Assisted Living Amendment Act, 2016 (Hon. T. Lake)
First Reading		Second Reading		Committee		Report	Amended	Third Reading		Royal Assent	S.B.C. Chap. No.
Mar. 7	Debate	Apr. 14	Debate	Apr. 25	Debate	Apr. 25		Apr. 25	Debate	May 19	13
Bill 17: Local Elections Campaign Financing (Election Expenses) Amendment Act, 2016 (Hon. P. Fassbender)
First Reading		Second Reading		Committee		Report	Amended	Third Reading		Royal Assent	S.B.C. Chap. No.
Feb. 25	Debate	Mar. 10 Mar. 14	Debate Debate	Apr. 7 Apr. 11	Debate Debate	Apr. 11	Apr. 11	Apr. 11	Debate	May 19	9
Bill 18: Miscellaneous Statutes (Minor Corrections) Amendment Act, 2016 (Hon. S. Anton)
First Reading		Second Reading		Committee		Report	Amended	Third Reading		Royal Assent	S.B.C. Chap. No.
Feb. 22	Debate	Mar. 3	Debate	Mar. 10	Debate	Mar. 10		Mar. 10	Debate	Mar. 10	5
Bill 19: Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Amendment Act, 2016 (Hon. M. Polak)
First Reading		Second Reading		Committee		Report	Amended	Third Reading		Royal Assent	S.B.C. Chap. No.
Feb. 29	Debate	Apr. 5 Apr. 6	Debate Debate	Apr. 25 Apr. 26 AM Apr. 26 PM	Debate Debate Debate	Apr. 26		Apr. 26	Debate	May 19	15
Bill 20: Supply Act (No. 1), 2016 (Hon. M. de Jong)
First Reading		Second Reading		Committee		Report	Amended	Third Reading		Royal Assent	S.B.C. Chap. No.
Mar. 1	Debate	Mar. 9	Debate	Mar. 9	Debate	Mar. 9		Mar. 9	Debate	Mar. 10	2