1998/99 Legislative Session: 3rd Session, 36th Parliament


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No. 222

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia


Monday, July 12, 1999


Two o'clock p.m.

Prayers by Mr. Doyle.

Order called for "Oral Questions by Members."

Mr. Thorpe presented the Sixth Report of the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts for the Third Session of the Thirty-sixth Parliament.

Resolved, That the Report be taken as read and received.

By leave of the House, Mr. Thorpe moved that the Rules be suspended and the Report adopted.

Motion agreed to.

The Hon. D. Zirnhelt (Minister of Forests) tabled the Forest Practices Board Annual Report, 1998.

The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 74) intituled Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 1999, a debate arose.

Bill (No. 74) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 75) intituled Residential Tenancy Amendment Act, 1999, a debate arose.

The debate continued.

Bill (No. 75) read a second time and by leave, Ordered for committal later today.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 92) intituled Adult Guardianship Statutes Amendment Act, 1999, a debate arose.

The debate continued.

Bill (No. 92) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 93) intituled Land Title Amendment Act, 1999, a debate arose.

Bill (No. 93) read a second time and by leave, Ordered for committal later today.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 85) intituled Company Act, a debate arose.

Bill (No. 85) read a second time and by leave, Ordered for committal later today.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 91) intituled Unclaimed Property Act, a debate arose.

Bill (No. 91) read a second time and by leave, Ordered for committal later today.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 80) intituled Liquor Statutes Amendment Act, 1999, a debate arose.

The debate continued.

Bill (No. 80) read a second time and by leave, Ordered for committal later today.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 82) intituled Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 1999, a debate arose.

Bill (No. 82) read a second time and by leave, Ordered for committal later today.

Bill (No. 71) intituled Finance and Corporate Relations Statutes Amendment Act, 1999, was read a third time and passed.

Bill (No. 72) intituled Water Amendment Act, 1999, was read a third time and passed.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 87) intituled Education Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 1999, a debate arose.

The debate continued.

Bill (No. 87) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.

On the motion for third reading of Bill (No. 58) intituled Pension Benefits Standards Amendment Act, 1999, a debate arose.

On the motion of Ms. Chong, the debate was adjourned until later today.

The House recessed until 6.40 p.m.


Forty Minutes past Six o'clock p.m.

By leave, the Hon. D. Lovick moved--

I move that the following Bills at Committee Stage be considered in Section A of the Committee of the Whole, namely:

Bill (No. 91) intituled Unclaimed Property Act;

Bill (No. 80) intituled Liquor Statutes Amendment Act, 1999; and

Bill (No. 82) intituled Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 1999.

Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A of Committee of the Whole to consider the following Bills:

Bill (No. 91) intituled Unclaimed Property Act; and

Bill (No. 80) intituled Liquor Statutes Amendment Act, 1999.

The House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion for third reading of Bill (No. 58) intituled Pension Benefits Standards Amendment Act, 1999.

The House divided.

Motion agreed to on the following division:

YEAS -- 35
Evans
McGregor
Kwan
G. F. Wilson
Hammell
Boone
Streifel
Pullinger
Lali
Stevenson
Calendino
Walsh
Randall
Gillespie
Robertson
Priddy
Petter
Miller
G. Clark
Dosanjh
MacPhail
Sihota
Lovick
Ramsey
Farnworth
Waddell
Hartley
Smallwood
Sawicki
Bowbrick
Kasper
Doyle
Giesbrecht
Goodacre
Janssen

NAYS -- 28
Whittred
Farrell-Collins
Plant
Abbott
Neufeld
Coell
Chong
Sanders
Jarvis
Anderson
Nettleton
Weisgerber
Weisbeck
Nebbeling
Hogg
Hawkins
Coleman
Stephens
Hansen
Krueger
Thorpe
Symons
van Dongen
Barisoff
Dalton
J. Reid
McKinnon
J. Wilson

Bill (No. 58) was read a third time and passed.

Bill (No. 75) intituled Residential Tenancy Amendment Act, 1999 was committed, reported complete with amendment, and by leave, read a third time and passed.

By leave, Bill (No. 92) intituled Adult Guardianship Statutes Amendment Act, 1999 was committed, reported complete with amendment, and by leave, read a third time and passed.

Bill (No. 74) intituled Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 1999 was committed.

Section 3 of Bill (No. 74) passed, on division.

The Committee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again.

Bill to be considered at the next sitting.

(In Committee -- Section A)


Section A of Committee of the Whole reported the following Bills complete:

Bill (No. 91) intituled Unclaimed Property Act, without amendment; and

Bill (No. 80) intituled Liquor Statutes Amendment Act, 1999, with amendment.

By leave, Bill (No. 80) read a third time and passed.

Bill (No. 91) read a third time and passed.

And then the House adjourned at 9.02 p.m.

GRETCHEN MANN BREWIN, Speaker

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