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AuthorKolody, Linda
PositionLegislative Reports - Report

On May 15, the 2014 Spring Sitting of the First Session of the 33rd Legislative Assembly adjourned. The 30-day sitting, which had convened on March 25, concluded with Assent being given in the Chamber by the Commissioner of Yukon, Doug Phillips.

Assent

Over the course of the Spring Sitting, the following 11 bills (all Government bills) received Assent:

Bill No. 12, Third Appropriation Act, 2013-14

Bill No. 13, Interim Supply Appropriation Act, 2014-15

Bill No. 15, First Appropriation Act, 2014-15 (Premier and Finance Minister Darrell Pasloski's territorial budget, in excess of 1.3 billion dollars)

Bill No. 67, Act to Amend the Income Tax Act (reduces the small-business corporate income tax rate, and mirrors a federal amendment in the Acf's administrative rules)

Bill No. 68, Act to Amend the Employment Standards Act (expands leave-without-pay provisions for employees with children who are either critically ill or who have, as a result of crime, died or disappeared)

Bill No. 69, Act to Amend the Fatal Accidents Act (expands provisions for awarding damages to family members of the deceased)

Bill No. 70, Act to Amend the Public Utilities Act (amends the meaning of "public utility" in the Act)

Bill No. 71, Act to Amend the Summary Convictions Act (improves/clarifies processing and court procedure re: tickets)

Bill No. 72, Act to Amend the Government Organisation Act (modernizes/consolidates provisions re: appointment of Executive Council, and makes the provisions congruent with the federal Yukon Act)

Bill No. 73, Act to Amend the Environment Act (gives certain powers to the Minister, provides for a regulatory framework for the remediation of a contaminated site, gives power to enforcement officers re: inspection)

Bill No. 74, Act to Amend the Vital Statistics Act (modernizes the Act in respect of recognizing the rights of same-sex parents in registering the birth of a child)

Private Members' Bills

During the Spring Sitting, three private members' bills were introduced (all by members of the Official Opposition):

Bill No. 103, An Act to Respect Voters and Stop Floor Crossing (would require any MLA seeking to switch parties to either "sit as an independent, or run in a by-election")

Bill No. 104, Paid Lobbying Act (would establish a registry for paid lobbyists, and require members of Executive Council to file returns with the registrar)

Bill No. 105, Act to Amend the Vital Statistics Act (No. 2)

During Opposition Private Members' Business on May...

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