OntarioBill 3Committee
Bill 3: Robbie’s Legacy Act (Honouring Beloved Organ and Tissue Donors), 2025
Sponsor: Hsu, TedIntroduced April 16, 2025Last checked August 28, 2026
Read the official text on ola.orgOfficial version — Legislative Assembly of Ontario
What this bill does
This bill amends Ontario's Gift of Life Act to allow deceased organ and tissue donors to be publicly identified and recognized through memorials or other hospital tributes, provided specific conditions are met including family consent and a six-month waiting period after transplant.
Plain-language summary by Legisail.
Business impact
Compliance
This primarily affects hospitals and healthcare facilities in Ontario that are involved in organ and tissue transplantation. These organizations would need to establish processes for publicly recognizing deceased donors — such as memorials, plaques, or other tributes — while ensuring they meet the conditions laid out in the bill, including obtaining proper consent from the donor's substitute decision-maker and waiting at least six months after the transplant. Hospital administrators, communications teams, and organ donation coordinators would need to understand the new rules around what information can and cannot be shared publicly. The impact on private businesses outside the healthcare sector is minimal.
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Where this bill is
First ReadingApril 16, 2025
Second ReadingMay 5, 2026
CommitteeMay 5, 2026
Next: Third Reading vote
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