Nova Scotia bills

This Nova Scotia bill amends the Finance Act to require the Minister of Finance and Treasury Board to table a report on supplemental warrants and appropriations made during a fiscal year, and have that report reviewed and approved by the Committee of the Whole on Supply in the House of Assembly.

This bill transfers the authority to approve supplementary appropriations in Nova Scotia from the Governor in Council (Cabinet) to the House of Assembly, requiring legislative approval for additional government spending beyond the original budget.

This Nova Scotia bill establishes a support fund for individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and their families, expresses provincial support for a federal FASD framework, and requires updated regulations mandating detailed warning signage about prenatal alcohol exposure under the Liquor Control Act.

This Nova Scotia bill amends the Fatality Investigations Act to require the Chief Medical Examiner to recommend fatality inquiries in certain public-interest deaths, and gives the Minister of Justice authority to order inquiries into any death occurring at a health-care facility when public interest or safety is at stake.

This Nova Scotia bill amends the Assessment Act to prevent property tax assessment caps from resetting when family properties are transferred to relatives who plan to move to the province within a year, or temporarily through an estate administrator. It also adds transparency requirements for assessment decisions and an anti-avoidance rule.

This Nova Scotia bill requires the House of Assembly to amend its rules by December 31, 2025 to give independent MLAs the same rights as party-affiliated members, including committee access, speaking time, and research funding. It also amends the Elections Act and Income Tax Act so that independent candidates and MLAs can form electoral district associations that issue political donation tax receipts.

This Nova Scotia bill expands the definition of 'demand-side management' under the Public Utilities Act to include the social cost of greenhouse gas emissions and strategic electrification programs that reduce total household energy costs (not just electricity costs), and requires the Nova Scotia Energy Board and Nova Scotia Power to update their proceedings and agreements accordingly.

This Nova Scotia bill amends the Fair Drug Pricing Act to eliminate late enrolment penalties and copayments for seniors enrolled in the provincial Seniors' Pharmacare Program.

This Nova Scotia bill establishes an Environmental Racism and Equity Commission to document, address, and remediate historical and ongoing environmental racism against Indigenous and racialized communities, and creates a Community Empowerment Fund to support related research, education, and cleanup initiatives.

This Nova Scotia bill requires the Minister of Health and Wellness to ensure that patients diagnosed with category C or D breast density are automatically referred for breast screening ultrasounds, classifying these ultrasounds as routine care for those patients.

This Nova Scotia bill requires the provincial Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables to create and implement a residential energy affordability program by December 31, 2025, integrating existing energy efficiency programs, establishing arrears management through Nova Scotia Power, and setting targets for energy efficiency standards to reduce energy poverty.

This Nova Scotia bill requires landlords to offer tenants the option to continue on a month-to-month basis at least 30 days before a fixed-term lease expires, and clarifies that if a tenant stays after the lease ends, it automatically converts to a month-to-month tenancy with existing rent increase cap protections applying.

This Nova Scotia bill establishes a temporary provincial top-up program for residents receiving federal Employment Insurance benefits, ensuring they receive at least $600 per week by covering the gap between their EI payment and that threshold. The program would run for one year from when the Act comes into force.

This Nova Scotia bill amends the Emergency Management Act to require the Department of Emergency Management to ensure emergency alerts are issued appropriately within the province, including when emergencies occur in neighbouring provinces within 250 kilometres of Nova Scotia's border.

This bill amends Nova Scotia's Emergency Health Services Act to eliminate fees charged to patients who use medically necessary ambulance services, including transport between medical facilities.

This Nova Scotia bill requires health authorities to publicly report on emergency department closures, wait times, and patient metrics, and mandates community consultations when an ED has experienced an ongoing pattern of closures.

This Nova Scotia bill requires the Health Authority to report emergency department closures to the Minister and hold community consultations when closures become a recurring pattern, with the Minister tabling quarterly public reports on closures, wait times, and staffing vacancies.

This bill amends Nova Scotia's Emergency 911 Act to require that all 911 calls made from within Nova Scotia are routed directly to a Nova Scotia-based public safety answering point, rather than being redirected to out-of-province call centres.

This Nova Scotia bill sets new reliability and reporting standards for electric utilities, requiring them to file regular outage reports, maintain vegetation management and emergency response plans, invest in storm hardening, and provide real-time customer outage notifications — with fines up to $25,000 per day for non-compliance.

This Nova Scotia bill requires electric utilities to automatically pay interest to customers when estimated bills (not based on actual meter readings) overcharge them for three or more consecutive billing periods. The interest compounds monthly at the prime rate plus 3%, and utilities must disclose estimated billing details on every bill.