Update from the Legislature - Dec 16

Fall session ends

The fall session concluded in the wee hours of December 9, after MLAs passed 15 government bills. In total, the Legislature set a record for number of hours sat in 2020, far surpassing the previous record set in 1994, and passed 49 government bills.

Following consultations conducted last summer, the province released the Affordable Housing Review Panel’s final report. The government accepted all 19 of the panel’s recommendations, including to develop a provincial strategic plan for housing and encouraging municipalities to develop local affordable housing plans.

Fall 2020 Legislation Status (as of Wednesday, December 9)

Received Royal Assent

Bill 35 - Tax Statutes (Creating Jobs and Driving Innovation) Amendment Act, 2020 (Toews)

Bill 36 - Geothermal Resource Development Act (Savage)

Bill 37 - Builders’ Lien (Prompt Payment) Amendment Act, 2020 (Glubish)

Bill 38 - Justice Statutes Amendment Act, 2020 (Madu)

Bill 39 - Child Care Licensing (Early Learning and Child Care) Amendment Act, 2020 (Schulz)

Bill 40 - Forests (Growing Alberta’s Forest Sector) Amendment Act, 2020 (Dreeshen)

Bill 41 - Insurance (Enhancing Driver Affordability and Care) Amendment Act, 2020 (Toews)

Bill 42 - North Saskatchewan River Basin Water Authorization Act (Nixon)

Bill 43 - Financing Alberta’s Strategic Transportation Act (McIver)

Bill 44 - Financial Statutes Amendment Act, 2020 (Toews)

Bill 45 - Local Authorities Election Amendment Act, 2020 (No. 2) (Allard)

Bill 46 - Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2020 (No. 2) (Shandro)

Bill 47 - Ensuring Safety and Cutting Red Tape Act, 2020 (Copping)

Bill 48 - Red Tape Reduction Implementation Act, 2020 (No. 2) (Hunter)

Bill 50 - Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2020 ($) (Toews)