Fourth Day

Today I was stationed in the west lobby. Throughout the month pages will be in the west lobby or east lobby at least once. My job was to deliver things to MPPs from the west lobby. There is a TV live streaming parliament but it is located in the members lounge. I couldn’t hear much of what was happening but I did hear one piece of very big news…

David Piccini bill to end specific breed legislation was brought up. Members voted on whether it would proceed to its third reading. The majority of the MPPs present voted for the bill to continue. the third reading should happen sometime soon. If you don’t know what a third reading is, it is one of the many steps on a bill becoming a law. The process looks like this:

IDEA –> All laws start off as ideas

FIRST READING –> The purpose of the bill is explained

SECOND READING –> Bill is debated in principle

REVIEW BY COMMITTEE –> Public hearings may be held and amendments considered

REPORT TO HOUSE –> Committee reports bills with any amendments

THIRD READING –> Bill is voted on for final approval

SENATE –> Bill goes through the senate

ROYAL ASSENT –> The lieutenant governor signs of on the bill and it becomes a law