Fourth Session, 42nd Parliament – 2023
Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)

BUSINESS INDEX (DRAFT)
bills, estimates, question periods; parliamentary business
References are linked to time stamps in the transcript: e.g., 73B:1435 = Issue 73, 2:35 p.m.

Bill abbreviations: Amdts. - Amendments; cl. - clause; 1R - First reading;
2R - Second reading; C - Committee stage; 3R - Third reading; RA - Royal Assent
Index updated regularly during session.

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Defibrillator Public Access Act, 2023

(Bill M220) (Bond) 1R, 300B:1340-1345
Debate, speakers (Bond) 300B:1340-1345
Divisions recorded

Agriculture and Food Ministry supplementary estimates: motion approved 286A:1555
Budget: motion approved 286B:1845
Citizens' Services Ministry supplementary estimates: motion approved 285B:1540
Electoral Districts Act (Bill 25): amdt. to schedule 1 negatived 313B:1510
Emergency and Disaster Management Act (Bill 31): 3R approved 354B:1645
Health Ministry supplementary estimates: motion approved 283B:1830
Housing Statutes (Development Financing) Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 46): 2R approved 361B:1630; 3R approved 373B:2155
Housing Statutes (Residential Development) Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 44): 2R approved 359B:1755; amdts. to cl. 12 negatived 368A:1340, 368A:1400, 368A:1500; amdts. to cl. 15 negatived 370B:2005, 370B:2105; cl. 15 approved 371A:1130; amdts. to cl. 25 negatived 372A:1610, 372A:1730; 3R approved 373B:1540
Housing Statutes (Transit-Oriented Areas) Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 47): amdt. to cl.1 negatived 375B:1325; amdt. to cl. 12 negatived 375B:1440; 3R approved 375B:1450
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Ministry supplementary estimates: motion approved 281A:1310
Labour Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 48): 2R approved 366B:1610; motion that committee rise and report bill complete without amendment approved 372B:1420
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No.3), 2023 (Bill 42): amdt. to add cl. 108.1 negatived 361C:1700
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No.4), 2023 (Bill 45): 2R approved 363B:1800; amdt. to cl. 42 approved 372B:1955; cl. 42 approved as amended 372B:2010
Miscellaneous Statutes (Modernization) Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 14): motion that committee rise and report bill complete without amendment approved 293B:1525; 3R approved 293B:1530
Motions
Adoption of government business schedule (Standing Order 81.1): motion approved 373B:1510
Extension of sitting hours (Motion 59):motion approved 370B:1510
Extension of sitting hours (Motion without notice): motion approved 363B:1510
Extension of sitting hours (Motion without notice): motion approved 366B:1515
Municipalities Enabling and Validating (No.5) Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 26): cl. 2 approved 314B:1855; 3R approved 314B:1905
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Act (Bill 2): 2R approved 264B:1620; motion that committee rise and report bill complete without amendment approved 269B:1325
Police Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 36): 2R approved 340B:1540; motion that committee rise and report bill complete with amendment approved 344B:1625; 3R approved 347B:1445
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry supplementary estimates: motion approved 281B:1435
Public Service Labour Relations Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 5): 2R approved 325B:1840; title approved 327B:1730; amdt. to 3R negatived 328B:1500
Restricting Public Consumption of Illegal Substances Act (Bill 34): 3R approved 359B:1440
Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act (Bill 35): 2R approved 342B:1405; amdts. to cl. 1 negatived 346B:1435, 346B:1525; amdt. to cl. 14 negatived 347B:1750; amdt. to add cl. 15.1 negatived 347B:1855; cl.36 approved 349B:1430; 3R approved 349B:1455
Social Development and Poverty Reduction Ministry supplementary estimates: motion approved 286A:1810
Speech from the Throne (Address in Reply): motion approved 267B:1855
Supply Act, 2022-2023 (Supplementary Estimates) (Bill 9): 3R approved 288B:1330
Supply Act, 2023-2024 (Bill 30): 3R approved 330B:1725
Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry supplementary estimates: motion approved 283A:1610
Vital Statistics Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 15): motion that committte rise and report bill complete without amendment approved 291B:1155
Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Ministry supplementary estimates: motion approved 285A:1820
Zero-Emission Vehicles Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 39): 2R approved 353B:1355; cl. 6 approved 359C:1720; cl. 7 to cl. 9 inclusive approved 359C:1735; cl. 10 approved 359C:1820; cl. 11 approved 359C:1840; 3R approved 361B:1340
Documents tabled

Attorney General Ministry
report on multiculturalism, 2022-23 (Sharma) 374B:1105
Auditor General
2022-23 annual report (Speaker) 331B:1130
2022-23 annual report, revised November 2023 (Speaker) 364B:1105
annual follow-up report, Status of Performance Audit recommendations (2019-2021) (Speaker) 331B:1130
Board Oversight of Cybersecurity Risk Management at Vancouver Island University, July 2023 (Speaker) 331B:1130
B.C.'s COVID-19 Response: Destination Development Grants, May 2023 (Speaker) 331B:1130
B.C.'s COVID-19 Response: Monitoring Vaccination Coverage, February 2023 (Speaker) 268B:1050
Fraud Risk and Financial Statements: B.C. Public Sector, Part 1, March 2023 (Speaker) 284B:1105
Fraud Risk and Financial Statements: B.C. Public Sector, Part 2, May 2023 (Speaker) 319B:1055
Governance of the Diversity and Inclusion Strategy for the Public Service, March 2023 (Speaker) 298B:1055
Mental Health and Substance Use Services for Indigenous People in B.C. Correctional Centres, February 2023 (Speaker) 261B:1110
Summary Financial Statements Audit: Supporting the Role of MLAs, November 2023 (Speaker) 371B:1055
British Columbia Arts Council
2022-23 annual report (Popham) 338B:1055
British Columbia Family Maintenance Agency
revised service plan, 2022-23 (Sharma) 360B:1105
British Columbia Ferry Commissioner
annual report for fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, tabled 348B:1050
British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal
2022-23 annual report (Sharma) 334B:1115
British Columbia Treaty Commission
2018 annual report (Rankin) 366B:1435
2019 annual report (Rankin) 366B:1435
2020 annual report (Rankin) 366B:1435
2021 annual report (Rankin) 366B:1435
2022 annual report (Rankin) 366B:1435
2023 annual report (Rankin) 366B:1435
British Columbia Utilities Commission
2021-22 annual report (Sharma) 291B:1055
Budgets
Budget 2023 second quarterly report (Conroy) 372B:1900
Budget and Fiscal Plan 2023-24-2025-26 (Conroy) 278B:1435
Chief records officer
2022-23 annual report (Beare) 367B:1100
Children and Youth Committee
first report for fourth session of 42nd parliament, review of Representative for Children and Youth Act (Sims) 314B:1435-1440
second report for fourth session of 42nd parliament (Sims) 326B:1110
Civil resolution tribunal
2022-23 annual report (Sharma) 334B:1115
Comptroller general
Investigation of B.C. Housing, report of observations and recommendations, March 2023 (Kahlon) 324B:1005
Conflict of Interest Commissioner
2022 annual report (Speaker) 331B:1130
Crown Proceeding Act
report for fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 (Sharma) 328B:1445
Elections B.C.
2022-23 annual report and 2023-24–2025-26 service plan (Speaker) 331B:1130
Report of the Chief Electoral Officer: 2023 Langford–Juan de Fuca and Vancouver–Mount Pleasant By-elections (Speaker) 376B:1205
Electoral Boundaries Commission
final report, April 2023 (Speaker) 297B:1420
Environment and Climate Change Strategy Ministry
2022-23 report on environmental emergency program (Kahlon) 351B:1425
2023 report on climate change accountability (Sharma) 374B:1105
Environmental Appeal Board
2022-23 annual report (Sharma) 334B:1115
Finance and Government Services Committee
third report for third session of 42nd parliament, annual review of Officers of the Legislature (Routledge) 260B:1445-1450
first report for fourth session of 42nd parliament, interim review of Officers of the Legislature (Starchuk) 331B:1130-1135
second report for fourth session of 42nd parliament, 2024 budget consultations (Starchuk) 331B:1130-1135
Finance Ministry
government borrowings and loans for 2022-23 (Conroy) 356B:1430
guarantees and indemnities for fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 (Conroy) 337B:1455
revised service plan 2023-24–2025-26 (Conroy) 293B:1440
Forest Appeals Commission
2022 annual report (Sharma) 334B:1115
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
administration report, 2022-23 (Beare) 334B:1115
Government
service plans and strategic plan (Conroy) 278B:1435
Human Rights Commissioner
2022-23 annual report and 2023-24–2025-26 service plan (Speaker) 331B:1130
From Hate to Hope: Report of the Inquiry into Hate in the COVID-19 Pandemic, March 2023 (Speaker) 283B:1435
InBC Investment Corp.
2022-23 annual report (Bailey) 374B:1105
Information and Privacy Commissioner
2022-23 annual report (Speaker) 331B:1130
Islands Trust
2022-23 annual report (Kang) 363B:1430
Judicial Compensation Commission
final report, 2022 (Sharma) 329B:1120
final report, 2022, retabled (Sharma) 341B:1145
Labour Relations Board
2022 annual report (Sharma) 286B:1445
Legislative Assembly Management Committee
2022-23 committee report (Speaker) 374B:1110
Legislature
parliamentary calendar for 2024 (Kahlon) 375B:1640
updated parliamentary calendar for 2023 (Kahlon) 330B:1735
Merit Commissioner
2022-23 annual report (Speaker) 331B:1130
2022-23 performance audit report (Speaker) 376B:1205
Merit Commissioner Appointment Special Committee
report (Starchuk) 284B:1105-1110
Nature Trust of British Columbia
letter on comments made by John Rustad (Furstenau) 367B:1100
Ombudsperson
2022-23 annual report (Speaker) 344B:1425
Fairness in a Changing Climate: Ensuring Disaster Supports are Accessible, Equitable and Adaptable, October 2023 (Speaker) 331B:1130
Misinformed: How the Ministry of Children and Family Development Failed in Its Permanency Planning Obligations to Youth in Care, September 2023 (Speaker) 331B:1130
No Notice, No Benefit: How Retroactive Changes to the B.C. Emergency Benefit for Workers Resulted in Unfairness, November 2023 (Speaker) 364B:1105
Time to Right the Wrong: Monitoring Government's Implementation of Recommendations Related to the Confinement of Doukhobor Children, July 2023 (Speaker) 331B:1130
Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills Committee
first report on private bill (Yao) 318B:1425-1430
second report on private bill (Yao) 325B:1445-1450
Police Complaint Commissioner
2022-23 annual report (Speaker) 363B:1430
Private Members' Business Review Special Committee
report for fourth session of 42nd parliament (Babchuk) 334B:1115
Property Assessment Appeal Board
2022 annual report (Sharma) 291B:1055
Public Accounts Committee
first report for fourth session of 42nd parliament (Milobar) 319B:1100
Public Guardian and Trustee of British Columbia
2022-23 annual report (Sharma) 341B:1145
Public Safety and Solicitor General Ministry
revised service plan 2023-24–2025-26 (Conroy) 293B:1440
Public Service Act Provisions Review Committee
report for fourth session of 42nd parliament, dismissal process reviews by Merit Commissioner (Chow) 374B:1105
Public Service Benefit Plan Act
annual report for year ended March 31, 2022 (Conroy) 260B:1445
Registrar of Lobbyists
2022-23 annual report (Speaker) 331B:1130
Determination Decision 23-01, Domtar Inc., Daniel Buron (Speaker) 273B:1115
Determination Decision 23-02, Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, Bridgitte Anderson (Speaker) 290B:1435
Determination Decision 23-03, Tourism Industry Association of British Columbia, Walt Judas (Speaker) 376B:1205
Determination Decision 23-04, B.C. Cattlemen's Association, Kevin Boon (Speaker) 366B:1435
Determination Decision 23-05, Darryl Tempest (Speaker) 366B:1435
Determination Decision 23-06, Canadian Vaping Association, Samuel Tam (Speaker) 366B:1435
Reconsideration Report 23-03, Walt Judas (Speaker) 376B:1205
Representative for Children and Youth
2022-23 annual report and 2023-24 to 2025-26 service plan (Speaker) 331B:1130
Advocating for Change: Five Years in Review, April 2023 (Deputy Speaker) 305B:1100
Key Components of Effective Service Delivery for Children and Youth with Support Needs and Their Families: a Research Review and Analysis, February 2023 (Speaker) 273B:1115
Missed Opportunities: A Review of the Use of Youth Justice Resources, January 2024 (Speaker) 376B:1205
Missing: Why are children disappearing from B.C.'s child welfare system?, April 2023 (Deputy Speaker) 315B:1105
The Right to Thrive: An Urgent Call to Recognize, Respect and Nurture Two Spirit, Trans, Non-binary and Other Gender-Diverse Children and Youth, June 2023 (Speaker) 331B:1130
Still Left Out: Children and Youth with Disabilities in B.C., November 2023 (Speaker) 361B:1300
Toward Inclusion: The Need to Improve Access to Mental Health Services for Children and Youth with Neurodevelopmental Conditions, April 2023 (Speaker) 300B:1430
Representative for Children and Youth Appointment Special Committee
report (Paddon) 325B:1450
Selection Special Committee
report for fourth session of 42nd parliament (Kahlon) 260B:1445
second report for fourth session of 42nd parliament (Kahlon) 305B:1105
Social Development and Poverty Reduction Ministry
2022 annual report on poverty reduction strategy (Malcolmson) 334B:1115
WorkSafeBC
annual report, 2022, and 2023-2025 service plan (Bains) 328B:1445

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