Chamber
nova_scotia
Stage
Introduced
This Nova Scotia bill proposes amendments to the province's existing Emergency 911 Act from 1992.
Key Changes
- Amends the existing Nova Scotia Emergency '911' Act (Chapter 4, Acts of 1992)
- Specific amendments are not available in the provided bill text
- Introduced as a Private Member's Bill by an Independent MLA
Gotchas
- The full text of the proposed amendments was not included in the provided document, making it impossible to fully assess the bill's impact.
- As a Private Member's Bill introduced by an Independent MLA, it faces a lower likelihood of passing without government support.
- The bill was only at First Reading stage as of February 2025, meaning it had not yet been debated or reviewed by committee.
Who's Affected
- Nova Scotia residents who use 911 emergency services
- Emergency service providers and dispatchers in Nova Scotia
- Telecommunications providers involved in 911 service delivery
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Gotchas
- The full text of the proposed amendments was not included in the provided document, making it impossible to fully assess the bill's impact.
- As a Private Member's Bill introduced by an Independent MLA, it faces a lower likelihood of passing without government support.
- The bill was only at First Reading stage as of February 2025, meaning it had not yet been debated or reviewed by committee.
Summary
Bill 33 is a Private Member's Bill introduced by Independent MLA Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin (Cumberland North) in the Nova Scotia Legislature on February 21, 2025. It seeks to amend Chapter 4 of the Acts of 1992, which is Nova Scotia's original Emergency '911' Act — the law that governs how the province's 911 emergency call system operates. Unfortunately, the full text of the specific amendments is not included in the provided document, which only contains the bill's legislative metadata and navigation information from the Nova Scotia Legislature website. As a result, the exact changes being proposed to the 911 system cannot be described in detail. What is known is that this is a Private Member's Bill, meaning it was introduced by an individual MLA rather than the government, and it was at the First Reading stage as of February 2025. Private Member's Bills often address specific community concerns or gaps in existing legislation.
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