Respecting Families of Murdered and Brutalized Persons Act

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (increasing parole ineligibility)

This bill is from the 41st Parliament, 1st session, which ended in September 2013.

Sponsor

James Bezan  Conservative

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

In committee (House), as of June 5, 2013
(This bill did not become law.)

Similar bills

C-296 (current session) Respecting Families of Murdered and Brutalized Persons Act
C-267 (43rd Parliament, 2nd session) Respecting Families of Murdered and Brutalized Persons Act
S-224 (43rd Parliament, 2nd session) Respecting Families of Murdered and Brutalized Persons Act
C-587 (41st Parliament, 2nd session) Respecting Families of Murdered and Brutalized Persons Act
C-478 (41st Parliament, 2nd session) Respecting Families of Murdered and Brutalized Persons Act

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-478s:

C-478 (2010) An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan (arrears of benefits)
C-478 (2009) An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan (arrears of benefits)
C-478 (2007) Employment Insurance Act (training entitlement)

Votes

June 5, 2013 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

Respecting Families of Murdered and Brutalized Persons ActPrivate Members' Business

June 4th, 2013 / 6:20 p.m.

Some hon. members

Nay.

Respecting Families of Murdered and Brutalized Persons ActPrivate Members' Business

June 4th, 2013 / 6:20 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton

In my opinion the yeas have it.

And five or more members having risen:

Pursuant to an order made on Wednesday, May 22, the division stands deferred until Wednesday, June 5, at the expiry of the time provided for oral questions.

The House resumed from June 4 consideration of the motion that Bill C-478, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (increasing parole ineligibility), be read the second time and referred to a committee.

Respecting Families of Murdered and Brutalized Persons ActPrivate Members' Business

June 5th, 2013 / 3:25 p.m.

The Speaker Andrew Scheer

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-478 under private members' business.

(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)

Vote #729

Respecting Families of Murdered and Brutalized Persons ActPrivate Members' Business

June 5th, 2013 / 3:30 p.m.

The Speaker Andrew Scheer

I declare the motion carried. Accordingly, the bill stands referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

(Bill read the second time and referred to a committee)