Update from the Legislature – December 6, 2023
The Legislature is sitting this week. The fall session is scheduled to conclude on December 7, after sitting for a total of five weeks.
Mid-year fiscal update
The Government of Alberta released its mid-year fiscal update on November 30. Buoyed by higher income tax revenue and bitumen royalties, provincial revenue for 2023-24 is forecast at $74.3 billion – $3.7 billion higher than projected in Budget 2023. The projected surplus is now $5.5 billion, an increase of $3.2 billion from Budget 2023.
Fall 2023 Legislation Status (as of December 4, 2023)
Leave to Introduce a Bill
N/A
Second Reading
Bill 9 – Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 (Schow)
Committee of the Whole
Bill 2 – Alberta Pension Protection Act (Horner)
Bill 8 – Justice Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 (Amery)
Third Reading
Bill 5 – Public Sector Employer Amendment Act, 2023 (Horner)
Bill 7 – Engineering and Geoscience Professions Amendment Act, 2023 (Sawhney)
Awaiting Royal Assent
Bill 1 – Alberta Taxpayer Protection Amendment Act, 2023 (Smith)
Bill 3 – Opioid Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Amendment Act, 2023 (Williams)
Bill 4 – Tax Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 (Horner)
Bill 6 – Public Health Amendment Act, 2023 (Amery)
