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Special Committee to Review Private Members' Business

 

 

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​On February 27, 2023, the Legislative Assembly agreed that a Special Committee to Review Private Members' Business be appointed and empowered to examine the current use of time for Private Members' business by the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia and other parliamentary jurisdictions in Canada, and to make recommendations on possible improvements to the consideration of Private Members' business, specifically, Private Members' bills and Private Members' motions, in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.

On October 5, 2023, the Committee released its report.

Terms of Reference

​On February 27, 2023, the Legislative Assembly agreed that a Special Committee to Review Private Members' Business be appointed and empowered to examine the current use of time for Private Members' business by the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia and other parliamentary jurisdictions in Canada, and to make recommendations on possible improvements to the consideration of Private Members' business, specifically, Private Members' bills and Private Members' motions, in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.

That the Special Committee have the powers of a Select Standing Committee and in addition be empowered to:

  1. appoint of its number one or more subcommittees and to refer to such subcommittees any of the matters referred to the Special Committee and to delegate to the subcommittees all or any of its powers except the power to report directly to the House;  
  1. sit during a period in which the House is adjourned, during the recess after prorogation until the next following Session and during any sitting of the House;  
  1. conduct consultations by any means the Special Committee considers appropriate;  
  1. adjourn from place to place as may be convenient; and 
  1. retain personnel as required to assist the Special Committee.  

That the Committee report to the House by October 5, 2023; and that during a period of adjournment, the Committee deposit its reports with the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, and upon resumption of the sittings of the House, or in the next following Session, as the case may be, the Chair present all reports to the House. 

That the Special Committee of Selection prepare and report with all convenient speed the Members to compose the Special Committee to Review Private Members' Business.

Contact Information

Special Committee to Review Private Members' Business
c/o Parliamentary Committees Office
Room 224, Parliament Buildings
Victoria, BC V8V 1X4
Canada

Phone: 250-356-2933 (collect) or 1-877-428-8337 (toll-free)
Fax: 250-356-8172
Email: clerkcomm@leg.bc.ca

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