Bill 23, An Act mainly to provide better support to persons whose mental state could present a risk for their own safety or that of others

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Information

Sponsor

Bélanger, Sonia,	Minister Responsible for Social Services
Change in responsibilities of sponsor New function: Minister of Health Date:May 6, 2026

Type

Government bills

This bill

was introduced during the 43^rd Legislature, 2^nd Session
was re-instated during the 43^rd Legislature, 3^rd Session le May 6, 2026.

Stages in the consideration of the Bill

Definition of the terms used:

• Amendment (one or more changes were made to the bill at this stage)
• Majority vote (the bill went through this stage with majority support in the Assemblée)
• Vote : Yeas, Nays, Abstentions; (the bill went through this stage following a vote, the results of which were recorded)
• The date of assent is followed by the year and chapter number of the Act assented to as they will appear in the Statutes of Québec. For instance, “2007, c. 7” following a date of assent means “Statutes of Québec 2007, chapter 7”.

Introduction

• An Act mainly to provide better support to persons whose mental state could present a risk for their own safety or that of others (PDF,  489 KB) 
• Sitting held on March 24, 2026

Special consultations

• Committee on Health and Social Services
• Special consultations and public hearings on Bill 23, An Act mainly to provide better support to persons whose mental state could present a risk for their own safety or that of others
• Sitting held on May 6, 2026
• Sitting held on May 7, 2026
• Sitting held on June 2, 2026
• Sitting held on June 3, 2026

Adoption in principle

• Sitting held on June 4, 2026 (à la majorité des voix)

Tabling of committee report - Consultation

• Report from the Committee on Health and Social Services - Special consultations on Bill 23, An Act mainly to provide better support to persons whose mental state could present a risk for their own safety or that of others (PDF,  1 MB) 
• Sitting held on June 4, 2026

Committee stage

• Committee on Health and Social Services
• Clause-by-clause of Bill 23, An Act mainly to provide better support to persons whose mental state could present a risk for their own safety or that of others
• Amendements non adoptés - PL 23 (PDF,  5 MB) 
• Amendments adopted - PL 23 (PDF,  21 MB) 
• Sitting held on June 5, 2026
• Sitting held on June 8, 2026
• Sitting held on June 9, 2026
• Sitting held on June 10, 2026
• Sitting held on June 11, 2026

Tabling of committee report - Detailed consideration

• Report from the Committee on Health and Social Services - Clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 23, An Act mainly to provide better support to persons whose mental state could present a risk for their own safety or that of others (PDF,  27 MB) 
• Sitting held on June 12, 2026 (amendements)

Report stage

• Sitting held on June 12, 2026

Passage

• Sitting held on June 12, 2026 (à la majorité des voix)

Assent

• An Act mainly to provide better support to persons whose mental state could present a risk for their own safety or that of others

Date of assent: June 12, 2026

Chapter in the annual volume of the Statutes of Québec: 2026, chapitre 19

Coming into force

Par décret, sauf exceptions