First Session, 43rd Parliament — 2025
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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Dashboard Cameras in Commercial Vehicles Act (Bill M217)

(Stamer) 1R, 87B:1040
Debate, speakers (Stamer) 87B:1040
Divisions recorded

Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2025 (Bill 5): amdt. to 2R negatived 57B:1940; 2R approved 57B:1955
Budget: motion approved 25B:1155
Business Practices and Consumer Protection Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 4): amdt. to 2R negatived 12B:1540; 2R approved 14B:1605; amdt. to cl. 5 negatived 26B:1505; amdt. to cl. 39 negatived 26B:1605
Carbon Tax Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 8): 1R approved 27B:1020; amdt. to 2R negatived 28B:1710; 2R approved 28B:2105; cl. 9 approved, with casting vote by Chair 28A:0120
Drug Use Prevention Education in Schools Act (Bill M213): 1R approved 56B:1030; 2R negatived 90B:1810
Economic Stabilization (Tariff Response) Act (Bill 7):
2R approved; amdt. to cl. 3 as amended negatived 44A:1820; cl. 3 as amended approved 45A:1555; cl. 4 approved 45A:1725; amdt. to cl. 6 as amended negatived 45A:2000; cl. 7 as amended approved 47A:1705; amdt. to cl. 8 negatived 51C:1735;
amdt. to cl. 9 negatived 51C:2025; amdt. to cl. 10 approved 55C:1730; amdt. to cl. 14 negatived 55C:2020; cl. 14 approved 57C:1445; cl. 16 approved 57C:1750; amdt. to cl. 18 negatived 58C:1710; amdt. to cl. 29 as amended negatived 58C:1925; 3R approved 72B:1610
Eligibility to Hold Public Office Act (Bill M202): 2R approved 14B:1810; reporting approved 62B:2035-2040; reporting approved 71B:1355
Emergency and Disaster Management Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill M208): 2R negatived 42B:2040
Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 11): 3R approved 62B:1725
Firefighters' Health Act (Bill M214): 1R approved 62B:1350
Income Tax (Grocery Rebate Guarantee) Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill M212): 1R approved 45B:1400
Infrastructure Projects Act (Bill 15):
2R approved 64B:2020; amdt. to cl. 1 negatived, with casting vote by Chair 65A:1615; amdt. to cl. 1 negatived 65A:1920; cl. 2 negatived 67A:1655; amdt. to cl. 3 negatived 69A:1720; amdt. to cl. 4 negatived 69A:1835;
amdt. to cl. 4 negatived, with casting vote by Chair 71A:1820; cl. 4 approved, with casting vote by Chair 71A:1940; 3R approved, with casting vote by Speaker 72B:2010
Intimate Images Protection Statutes Amendment Act (Bill 17): 2R approved 81B:1335-1340
Land Acknowledgement Prohibition Act: 1R negatived 87B:1035-1040
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 13): amdt. to cl. 2 negatived 62C:1945; cl. 75 approved 64C:1905
Motions
Adoption of government business schedule (Standing Order 81.1): approved 57B:2115
Indigenous rights and recognition of historical wrongs and legacies (Motion 18): motion approved 42B:1700
Recommittal of Bill M202, Eligibility to Hold Public Office Act (Motion 31): motion approved 66B:1130
Response to U.S. tariffs proposal (Motion 7): motion approved 7B:1805-1810
Views and Policies of Association for Reformed Political Action (Motion 38): motion approved 76B:1815
Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 12): adjournment of 2R debate negatived 76B:1755; 2R approved 81B:1425
Perinatal and Postnatal Mental Health Strategy Act (Bill M204): 2R approved 21B:1810
Protecting Minors from Gender Transition Act: 1R negatived 79B:1400
Renewable Energy Projects (Streamlined Permitting) Act (Bill 14):
2R approved 67B:1450; amdt. to cl. 1 negatived 69C:1655; amdt. to cl. 2 negatived 69C:1920; amdt. to cl. 5 69C:2030; amdt. to cl. 8 negatived 71C:1420; amdt. to cl. 14 negatived 71C:1935; cl. 14 approved 71C:2030
amdt. to cl. 15 negatived, with casting vote by Chair 72C:1515; cl. 15 approved, with casting vote by Chair 72C:1725;
amdt. to add cl. 19.1 negatived, with casting vote by Chair 72C:1835; amdt. to add cl. 20.1 negatived, with casting vote by Chair 72C:1900; 3R approved, with casting vote by Speaker 72B:1925
School Amendment Act (Bill 19): amdt. to cl. 2 negatived 90A:1650; 3R approved 90B:1710
Sexual Violence Policy Act (Bill 18): 3R approved 88B:1550
Speech from the Throne (Address in Reply): amendment negatived 10B:1840
Supply Act, 2025-2025 (Bill 16): 3R approved 74B:1710
Zero-Emission Vehicles Repeal Act (Bill M211): 2R negatived 55B:2045
Documents tabled

Auditor General
2023-24 annual report (Speaker) 3B:1435
2024-25 annual report (Speaker) 76B:1425
2024-25 annual report, revised September 2025 (Speaker) 76B:1425
annual follow-up report, 2019-2022, May 2024 (Speaker) 3B:1435
annual follow-up report, 2019-2023, October 2025 (Speaker) 77B:1100
B.C. Public Sector Boards: Oversight of the Appointment Process, February 2025 (Speaker) 8B:1055
Beyond the Bottom Line: Navigating the Province of B.C.'s 2024-25 Audited Financial Statements, October 2025 (Speaker) 91B:1110
Beyond the Bottom Line: Navigating the Province of B.C.'s Audited Financial Statements, August 2025 (Speaker) 76B:1425
Child Care Licensing Capacity, February 2025 (Speaker) 11B:1055
Ensuring the Quality of Legal Aid Representation Services, April 2025 (Speaker) 49B:1120
Final Report on the Examination of MNP's Administration of the Advanced Research and Commercialization Grant Program, August 2024 (Speaker) 3B:1435
Interim Report on the Examination of MNP's Administration of the Advanced Research and Commercialization Grant Program, June 2024 (Speaker) 3B:1435
Ministry of Forests: Calculating Carbon Projects, March 2025 (Speaker) 28B:1430
British Columbia Arts Council
2023-24 annual report (Chandra Herbert) 14B:1435
2024-25 annual report (Kang) 83B:1450
British Columbia Ferry Commissioner
annual report for fiscal year ending March 31, 2024 (Sharma) 3B:1440
annual report for fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 (Sharma) 86B:1440
British Columbia Treaty Commission
2024 annual report (Boyle) 7B:1435
2025 annual report (Chandra Herbert) 83B:1450
British Columbia Utilities Commission
2023-24 annual report (Sharma) 52B:1115
Budgets
Budget and Fiscal Plan 2025-26–2027-28 (Bailey) 16B:1430
Chief Electoral Officer
letters of results of October 19, 2024, general election, tabled (Clerk of the Legislative Assembly) 2B:1425-1435
report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the 2022 general local elections, October 15, 2022 (Speaker) 3B:1435
report of the Chief Electoral Officer: statement of votes, 43rd provincial general election, October 19, 2024 (Speaker) 46B:1100
report on 43rd provincial general election, October 19, 2024
Volume 1: Administration (Speaker) 70B:1110
Volume II: Financing and Expenses (Speaker) 76B:1425
Chief records officer
2023-24 annual report (Chow) 3B:1440
2024-25 annual report (Gibson) 83B:1450
Conflict of Interest Commissioner
2023 annual report (Speaker) 3B:1435
2024 annual report (Speaker) 76B:1425
Elections B.C.
2023-24 annual report and 2024-25–2026-27 service plan (Speaker) 3B:1435
2024-25 annual report and 2025-26–2027-28 service plan (Speaker) 76B:1425
Emergency and Disaster Management Act
report for fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 (Speaker) 76B:1425
Energy and Climate Solutions Ministry
2024 report on climate change accountability (Dix) 49B:1120
2024 zero-emission vehicle update (Dix) 49B:1120
Environmental Appeal Board
2024-25 annual report (Sharma) 83B:1455
Finance and Government Services Committee
first report for first session of 43rd parliament, review of supplementary funding requests of Officers of the Legislature (Choi) 72B:1440
second report for first session of 43rd parliament, 2026 budget consultation (Choi) 79B:1450
Finance Ministry
government borrowings and loans for 2023-24 (Bailey) 14B:1435
government borrowings and loans for 2024-25 (Bailey) 83B:1455
guarantees and indemnities for fiscal year ended March 31, 2024 (Bailey) 14B:1435
guarantees and indemnities for fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 (Bailey) 83B:1450
Forest Appeals Commission
2024 annual report (Sharma) 59B:1105
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
administration report, 2024-25 (Gibson) 83B:1450
Gaming policy and enforcement branch
2023-24 annual report (Begg) 72B:1445
Government
2025-26–2027-28 strategic plan and service plans (Bailey) 16B:1430
Hepner, Linda
media document re comments as Surrey mayor on mobility pricing issue (Farnworth) 55B:1500
Human Rights Commissioner
2023-24 annual report and 2024-25–2026-27 service plan (Speaker) 3B:1435
2024-25 annual report and 2025-26–2027-28 service plan (Speaker) 76B:1425
We're Still Here: Report of the Inquiry into Detentions Under the Adult Guardianship Act, April 2025 (Speaker) 36B:1105
Where We Stand: Recommendations Monitoring Report, 2019-2024, May 2025 (Speaker) 70B:1110
InBC Investment Corp.
2023-24 annual report (Sharma) 69B:1435
Information and Privacy Commissioner
2024-25 annual report (Speaker) 76B:1425
Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
Insurance (Vehicle) Act part 7 accident benefits review, recommendations, March 2025 (Begg) 42B:1430
Islands Trust
2023-24 annual report (Kahlon) 14B:1430-1435
Labour Relations Board
2024 annual report (Sharma) 69B:1435
Legislative Assembly Management Committee
2023-24 committee report (Speaker) 62B:1440
Merit Commissioner
2023-24 annual report (Speaker) 3B:1435
2023-24 performance audit report (Speaker) 3B:1435
2024-25 annual report (Speaker) 70B:1110
Ombudsperson
2023-24 annual report (Speaker) 3B:1435
Hire Power: the Appointment of Ineligible Candidates to the Temporary Assignments in the Public Service, June 2024 (Speaker) 3B:1435
Under Inspection: The Hiatus in B.C. Correctional Centre Inspections, July 2024 (Speaker) 3B:1435
No Benefit, Period: How a Flawed Audit and Unjust Legislation Left People Scrambling to Repay the B.C. Emergency Benefit for Workers, May 2025 (Speaker) 56B:1125
Public Interest Disclosure Act special report, Awareness and Trust: Insights from Chief Executives and Employees of Public Bodies Covered under the Public Interest Disclosure Act, August 2025 (Speaker) 76B:1430
Public Interest Disclosure Act special report, Operational Review: Five Years of Operating under the Public Interest Disclosure Act, August 2025 (Speaker) 76B:1430
Public Interest Disclosure Act special report, Proposed Amendments: Lessons from the First Five Years of the Public Interest Disclosure Act, August 2025 (Speaker) 76B:1430
Public Interest Disclosure Act special report, Supporting Implementation and Providing Guidance: How the Ombudsperson Assisted Public Bodies to Meet Their Responsibilities under the Public Interest Disclosure Act, August 2025 (Speaker) 76B:1430
Short Changed: Ensuring Federal Benefits Paid to the Province Reach Caregivers of Children with Disabilities, January 2025 (Speaker) 3B:1435
Police Complaint Commissioner
2023-24 annual report (Speaker) 3B:1435
Private Bills and Private Members' Bills Committee
report on Eligibility to Hold Public Office Act (Bill M202) (Shah) 58B:1435, 69B:1435
report on Korean Heritage Month Act (Bill M210) (Shah) 80B:1105
report on Mental Health Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill M205) (Shah) 65B:1435
report on Perinatal and Postnatal Mental Health Strategy Act (Bill M204) (Shah) 62B:1440
Property Assessment Appeal Board
2024 annual report (Sharma) 7B:1435
Provincial health officer
annual report of activities under the Drinking Water Protection Act in B.C., 2022-23 (Neill) 3B:1440
Public Guardian and Trustee of British Columbia
2023-24 annual report (Sharma) 3B:1440
Public Service Benefit Plan Act
annual report for year ended March 31, 2024 (Bailey) 14B:1435
Registrar of Lobbyists
2024-25 annual report and service plan (Speaker) 76B:1430
Determination Decision 24-02, AbCellera Biologics Inc., Carl Hansen (Speaker) 3B:1435
Determination Decision 24-03, Interior Lumber Manufacturers Association, Paul Rasmussen (Speaker) 51B:1435
Determination Decision 24-04, B.C. Chamber of Commerce, Fiona Famulak (Speaker) 3B:1435
Determination Decision 25-01, Atira Women's Resource Society, Donna-Lynn Donnie Rosa-Brailsford (Speaker) 31B:1430
Determination Decision 25-02, Arts Club of Vancouver Theatre Society, Peter Cathie White (Speaker) 31B:1430
Determination Decision 25-03, Vancouver Humane Society, Amy Morris (Speaker) 31B:1430
Determination Decision 25-04, Truck Loggers Association, William Brash (Speaker) 76B:1430
Determination Decision 25-05, Intuitive Surgical Canada, Inc., Eric Dastmalchian (Speaker) 73B:1125
Determination Decision 25-06, British Columbia Nurses' Union, Adriane Gear (Speaker) 76B:1430
Reconsideration Decision 24-03, Interior Lumber Manufacturers Association, Paul Rasmussen (Speaker) 51B:1435
Reconsideration Report 25-04, William Brash (Speaker) 76B:1430
Representative for Children and Youth
2023-24 annual report and 2024-25 to 2026-27 service plan (Speaker) 3B:1435
2024-25 annual report and 2025-26 to 2027-28 service plan (Speaker) 76B:1430
Don't Look Away: How One Boy's Story has the Power to Shift a System of Care for Children and Youth, July 2024 (Speaker) 3B:1435
Don't Look Away: How One Boy's Story has the Power to Shift a System of Care for Children and Youth, July 2024 (summary report) (Speaker) 3B:1435
No Time to Wait: A Review of MCFD's Child Welfare Workforce, Part One, July 2024 (Speaker) 3B:1435
No Time to Wait: A Review of MCFD's Child Welfare Workforce, Part Two, February 2025 (Speaker) 3B:1435
Too Many Left Behind: Ensuring Children and Youth with Disabilities Thrive, January 2025 (Speaker) 3B:1435
Selection Special Committee
first report for first session of 43rd parliament (Farnworth) 3B:1435
Statutory Officers Appointment Special Committee
report on appointment of Chief Electoral Officer (Routledge) 86B:1435
WorkSafeBC
annual report, 2024, and 2025-2027 service plan (Whiteside) 62B:1440
Drug Use Prevention Education in Schools Act (Bill M213)

(Kooner) 1R, 56B:1025-1030; 2R, 82B:1115-1150, 89B:1035-1110, 90B:1800-1810
Divisions: 1R approved 56B:1030; 2R negatived 90B:1810
Debate, speakers (Anderson, G.) 82B:1140-1145 (Chan) 89B:1040-1045 (Higginson) 82B:1120-1130 (Kooner) 56B:1030, 82B:1115-1120, 89B:1105-1110 (Lajeunesse) 89B:1035-1040 (McInnis) 82B:1130-1140 (Paton) 82B:1145-1150 (Rotchford) 89B:1050-1055 (Valeriote) 89B:1045-1050 (Warbus) 89B:1105 (Wat) 89B:1055-1100