Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2026
Passed the Legislature 46 to 46
Bill 9 amends the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, covering request detail, response times and extensions, grounds to refuse disclosure or to let a public body disregard a request, and a connected services provider the minister may establish.
- Sponsor
- Hon. Diana Gibson, Minister of Citizens' Services
- Subject
- Privacy and information
- Became law
- May 28, 2026
- Full text
- leg.bc.ca
16 votes on this bill
8
in the House
8
in a committee section
Passed the Legislature
, May 28, 2026. The vote was 46 to 46 and the Speaker voted for it to break the tie.
By party
Who voted for and against
Parties as recorded at the vote.
For (46)
BC NDP 45
- Brittny Anderson Kootenay Central
- George Anderson Nanaimo-Lantzville
- Rohini Arora Burnaby East
- Brenda Bailey Vancouver-South Granville
- Lisa Beare Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows
- Garry Begg Surrey-Guildford
- Jennifer Blatherwick Coquitlam-Maillardville
- Christine Boyle Vancouver-Little Mountain
- Jagrup Brar Surrey-Fleetwood
- Susie Chant North Vancouver-Seymour
- Paul Choi Burnaby South-Metrotown
- George Chow Vancouver-Fraserview
- Laanas - Tamara Davidson North Coast-Haida Gwaii
- Sunita Dhir Vancouver-Langara
- Adrian Dix Vancouver-Renfrew
- David Eby Vancouver-Point Grey
- Mable Elmore Vancouver-Kensington
- Mike Farnworth Port Coquitlam
- Diana Gibson Oak Bay-Gordon Head
- Rick Glumac Port Moody-Burquitlam
- Kelly Greene Richmond-Steveston
- Spencer Chandra Herbert Vancouver-West End
- Stephanie Higginson Ladysmith-Oceanside
- Ravi Kahlon Delta North
- Anne Kang Burnaby Centre
- Nina Krieger Victoria-Swan Lake
- Dana Lajeunesse Juan de Fuca-Malahat
- Grace Lore Victoria-Beacon Hill
- Bowinn Ma North Vancouver-Lonsdale
- Sheila Malcolmson Nanaimo-Gabriola Island
- Steve Morissette Kootenay-Monashee
- Randene Neill Powell River-Sunshine Coast
- Josie Osborne Mid Island-Pacific Rim
- Ravi Parmar Langford-Highlands
- Lana Popham Saanich South
- Darlene Rotchford Esquimalt-Colwood
- Janet Routledge Burnaby North
- Harwinder Sandhu Vernon-Lumby
- Amna Shah Surrey City Centre
- Niki Sharma Vancouver-Hastings
- Jessie Sunner Surrey-Newton
- Qwulti'stunaat - Debra Toporowski Cowichan Valley
- Jennifer Whiteside New Westminster-Coquitlam
- Jodie Wickens Coquitlam-Burke Mountain
- Terry Yung Vancouver-Yaletown
All 45, BC NDPShow fewer
Seat now vacant 1
- Amshen - Joan Phillip Vancouver-Strathcona
Against (46)
Conservative 37
- Bruce Banman Abbotsford South
- Harman Bhangu Langley-Abbotsford
- Rosalyn Bird Prince George-Valemount
- Lynne Block West Vancouver-Capilano
- Brent Chapman Surrey South
- Sheldon Clare Prince George-North Cariboo
- Pete Davis Kootenay-Rockies
- Brennan Day Courtenay-Comox
- Gavin Dew Kelowna-Mission
- Mandeep Dhaliwal Surrey North
- Lorne Doerkson Cariboo-Chilcotin
- Kiel Giddens Prince George-Mackenzie
- Trevor Halford Surrey-White Rock
- Sharon Hartwell Bulkley Valley-Stikine
- Linda Hepner Surrey-Serpentine River
- Anna Kindy North Island
- Steve Kooner Richmond-Queensborough
- Kristina Loewen Kelowna Centre
- Tony Luck Fraser-Nicola
- Heather Maahs Chilliwack North
- Macklin McCall West Kelowna-Peachland
- Scott McInnis Columbia River-Revelstoke
- Peter Milobar Kamloops Centre
- Lawrence Mok Maple Ridge East
- Korky Neufeld Abbotsford West
- Larry Neufeld Peace River South
- Ian Paton Delta South
- Misty Van Popta Langley-Walnut Grove
- Claire Rattée Skeena
- John Rustad Nechako Lakes
- Ward Stamer Kamloops-North Thompson
- Bryan Tepper Surrey-Panorama
- Jody Toor Langley-Willowbrook
- Á'a:líya Warbus Chilliwack-Cultus Lake
- Teresa Wat Richmond-Bridgeport
- David Williams Salmon Arm-Shuswap
- Donegal Wilson Boundary-Similkameen
All 37, ConservativeShow fewer
Independent 5
BC Green Party 2
OneBC 1
Seat now vacant 1
- Reann Gasper Abbotsford-Mission
Did not vote (1)
The record names only who voted for and who voted against. It does not say why anyone is missing.
BC NDP 1
- Raj Chouhan Burnaby-New Westminster Speaker, who votes only to break a tie
Every division
| Date | Chamber | Stage | For | Against | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2026 | House | Amendment at second reading | 48 | 41 | Passed | V&P Hansard |
| May 6, 2026 | House | Amendment at second reading | 42 | 48 | Defeated | V&P Hansard |
| May 6, 2026 | House | Second reading | 48 | 42 | Passed | V&P Hansard |
| May 6, 2026 | House | Motion to place the bill on the Orders of the Day for committal | 48 | 42 | Passed | V&P Hansard |
| May 19, 2026 | House | Amendment at government motion on the conduct of House business | 48 | 42 | Passed | V&P Hansard |
| May 19, 2026 | Committee, Section A | Clause 1, in committee | 5 | 5 | Passed Chair broke the tie for it | V&P Hansard |
| May 20, 2026 | Committee, Section A | Clause 5, in committee | 5 | 5 | Passed Chair broke the tie for it | V&P Hansard |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Amendment to clause 2, in committee | 49 | 42 | Passed | V&P Hansard |
| May 21, 2026 | Committee, Section A | Clause 2, in committee | 5 | 5 | Passed Chair broke the tie for it | V&P Hansard |
| May 21, 2026 | Committee, Section A | Clause 7, in committee | 5 | 5 | Passed Chair broke the tie for it | V&P Hansard |
| May 25, 2026 | Committee, Section A | Amendment to clause 13, in committee | 5 | 5 | Defeated Chair broke the tie against it | V&P Hansard |
| May 26, 2026 Deferred division | House | Amendment to clause 13, in committee | 48 | 41 | Passed | V&P Hansard |
| May 26, 2026 | Committee, Section A | Amendment to clause 13, in committee | 5 | 5 | Defeated Chair broke the tie against it | V&P Hansard |
| May 26, 2026 | Committee, Section A | Clause 13, in committee | 5 | 5 | Passed Chair broke the tie for it | V&P Hansard |
| May 26, 2026 | Committee, Section A | Clause 21, in committee | 5 | 5 | Passed Chair broke the tie for it | V&P Hansard |
| May 28, 2026 | House | Third reading | 46 | 46 | Passed Speaker broke the tie for it | V&P Hansard |