BC Ballot / How did my MLA vote? / Bill 4, 43rd Parliament, 1st Session
Business Practices and Consumer Protection Amendment Act, 2025
Amends the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act to bar consumer contract terms that block reviews, class proceedings or court claims, and to reset the disclosure, cancellation and automatic renewal rules for consumer contracts.
- Sponsor
- Hon. Niki Sharma, Attorney General and Deputy Premier
- Subject
- Business, trade and consumer protection
Justice and public safety - Became law
- March 31, 2025
- Full text
- leg.bc.ca
4 votes on this bill
4
in the House
Passed second reading
, March 3, 2025. The vote was 91 to 0.
By party
Who voted for and against
For (91)
- Brittny AndersonKootenay Central · BC NDP
- George AndersonNanaimo-Lantzville · BC NDP
- Tara ArmstrongKelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream · Conservative
- Rohini AroraBurnaby East · BC NDP
- Brenda BaileyVancouver-South Granville · BC NDP
- Bruce BanmanAbbotsford South · Conservative
- Lisa BeareMaple Ridge-Pitt Meadows · BC NDP
- Garry BeggSurrey-Guildford · BC NDP
- Harman BhanguLangley-Abbotsford · Conservative
- Rosalyn BirdPrince George-Valemount · Conservative
- Jennifer BlatherwickCoquitlam-Maillardville · BC NDP
- Lynne BlockWest Vancouver-Capilano · Conservative
- Rob BotterellSaanich North and the Islands · BC Green Party
- Amelia BoultbeePenticton-Summerland · Conservative
- Christine BoyleVancouver-Little Mountain · BC NDP
- Jagrup BrarSurrey-Fleetwood · BC NDP
- Dallas BrodieVancouver-Quilchena · Conservative
- Hon ChanRichmond Centre · Conservative
- Susie ChantNorth Vancouver-Seymour · BC NDP
- Brent ChapmanSurrey South · Conservative
- Paul ChoiBurnaby South-Metrotown · BC NDP
- George ChowVancouver-Fraserview · BC NDP
- Sheldon ClarePrince George-North Cariboo · Conservative
- Laanas - Tamara DavidsonNorth Coast-Haida Gwaii · BC NDP
- Pete DavisKootenay-Rockies · Conservative
- Brennan DayCourtenay-Comox · Conservative
- Gavin DewKelowna-Mission · Conservative
- Mandeep DhaliwalSurrey North · Conservative
- Sunita DhirVancouver-Langara · BC NDP
- Adrian DixVancouver-Renfrew · BC NDP
- David EbyVancouver-Point Grey · BC NDP
- Mable ElmoreVancouver-Kensington · BC NDP
- Mike FarnworthPort Coquitlam · BC NDP
- Reann GasperAbbotsford-Mission · seat now vacant
- Diana GibsonOak Bay-Gordon Head · BC NDP
- Kiel GiddensPrince George-Mackenzie · Conservative
- Rick GlumacPort Moody-Burquitlam · BC NDP
- Kelly GreeneRichmond-Steveston · BC NDP
- Trevor HalfordSurrey-White Rock · Conservative
- Sharon HartwellBulkley Valley-Stikine · Conservative
- Linda HepnerSurrey-Serpentine River · Conservative
- Spencer Chandra HerbertVancouver-West End · BC NDP
- Stephanie HigginsonLadysmith-Oceanside · BC NDP
- Ravi KahlonDelta North · BC NDP
- Anne KangBurnaby Centre · BC NDP
- Jordan KealyPeace River North · Conservative
- Anna KindyNorth Island · Conservative
- Steve KoonerRichmond-Queensborough · Conservative
- Nina KriegerVictoria-Swan Lake · BC NDP
- Dana LajeunesseJuan de Fuca-Malahat · BC NDP
- Kristina LoewenKelowna Centre · Conservative
- Grace LoreVictoria-Beacon Hill · BC NDP
- Tony LuckFraser-Nicola · Conservative
- Bowinn MaNorth Vancouver-Lonsdale · BC NDP
- Heather MaahsChilliwack North · Conservative
- Sheila MalcolmsonNanaimo-Gabriola Island · BC NDP
- Macklin McCallWest Kelowna-Peachland · Conservative
- Scott McInnisColumbia River-Revelstoke · Conservative
- Peter MilobarKamloops Centre · Conservative
- Lawrence MokMaple Ridge East · Conservative
- Steve MorissetteKootenay-Monashee · BC NDP
- Randene NeillPowell River-Sunshine Coast · BC NDP
- Korky NeufeldAbbotsford West · Conservative
- Larry NeufeldPeace River South · Conservative
- Josie OsborneMid Island-Pacific Rim · BC NDP
- Ravi ParmarLangford-Highlands · BC NDP
- Ian PatonDelta South · Conservative
- Amshen - Joan PhillipVancouver-Strathcona · seat now vacant
- Lana PophamSaanich South · BC NDP
- Misty Van PoptaLangley-Walnut Grove · Conservative
- Claire RattéeSkeena · Conservative
- Darlene RotchfordEsquimalt-Colwood · BC NDP
- Janet RoutledgeBurnaby North · BC NDP
- John RustadNechako Lakes · Conservative
- Harwinder SandhuVernon-Lumby · BC NDP
- Amna ShahSurrey City Centre · BC NDP
- Niki SharmaVancouver-Hastings · BC NDP
- Ward StamerKamloops-North Thompson · Conservative
- Elenore SturkoSurrey-Cloverdale · Conservative
- Jessie SunnerSurrey-Newton · BC NDP
- Bryan TepperSurrey-Panorama · Conservative
- Jody ToorLangley-Willowbrook · Conservative
- Qwulti'stunaat - Debra ToporowskiCowichan Valley · BC NDP
- Jeremy ValerioteWest Vancouver-Sea to Sky · BC Green Party
- Á'a:líya WarbusChilliwack-Cultus Lake · Conservative
- Teresa WatRichmond-Bridgeport · Conservative
- Jennifer WhitesideNew Westminster-Coquitlam · BC NDP
- Jodie WickensCoquitlam-Burke Mountain · BC NDP
- David WilliamsSalmon Arm-Shuswap · Conservative
- Donegal WilsonBoundary-Similkameen · Conservative
- Terry YungVancouver-Yaletown · BC NDP
Against (0)
Did not vote (2)
The record names only who voted for and who voted against. It does not say why anyone is missing.
- Raj ChouhanBurnaby-New Westminster · BC NDP · Speaker, voted only to break the tie
- Lorne DoerksonCariboo-Chilcotin · Conservative
Every division
| Date | Chamber | Stage | For | Against | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 27, 2025 | House | Amendment at second reading | 41 | 48 | Defeated | V&P Hansard |
| March 3, 2025 | House | Second reading | 91 | 0 | Passed | V&P Hansard |
| March 13, 2025 | House | Amendment to clause 5, in committee | 38 | 47 | Defeated | V&P Hansard |
| March 13, 2025 | House | Amendment to clause 39, in committee | 38 | 48 | Defeated | V&P Hansard |
Sources
- Bill 4, Business Practices and Consumer Protection Amendment Act, 2025, first reading text
- Progress of bills, 43rd Parliament, 1st Session
- Legislative Assembly copyright terms
Conservative is the Conservative Party of British Columbia, the label the Legislative Assembly uses.