2022 Bill 4 Third Session, 30th Legislature, 71 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 4 MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (FACE MASK AND PROOF OF COVID-19 VACCINATION BYLAWS) AMENDMENT ACT, 2022 THE MINISTER OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS First Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committee of the Whole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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1 Bill 4 BILL 4 2022 MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (FACE MASK AND PROOF OF COVID-19 VACCINATION BYLAWS) AMENDMENT ACT, 2022 ( A s s e n t e d t o , 2 0 2 2 ) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: Amends RSA 2000 cM-26 1 The Municipal Government Act is amended by this Act. 2

Section 7 is amended by striking out “A council” and substituting “Subject to

section 7.1, a council”. 3 The following is added after

section 7: Face mask and proof of COVID-19 vaccination bylaws 7.1(1) Subject to subsections (5) and (6), on the coming into force of this section, a council may not, unless approved by the Minister, bring into force a bylaw or an amendment to a bylaw that requires one or both of the following: (

a) an individual to wear a face mask or other face covering fo r the primary purpose of preventing or limiting the

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chapter M-26 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000. 2

Section 7 presently reads in part: 7 A council may pass bylaws for municipal purposes respecting the following matters: (

a) the safety, health and welfare of people and the protection of people and property; 3 Face mask and proof of COVID-19 vaccination bylaws.

2 spread of COVID-19 or any other communicable disease, as defined in the Public Health Act; (

b) an individual t o provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or proof of a negative COVID-19 test on entering a premises.

(2) The Minister shall consider the public interest and consult with the Chief Medical Officer of Health appointed under the Public Health Act in determining whether to approve a bylaw or an amendment to a bylaw referred to in subsection (1).

(3) A bylaw or any portion of a bylaw that requires an individual to wear a face mask or other face covering for the primary purpose of preventing or limiting the spread of COVID-19 or any other communicable disease, as defined in the Public Health Act, and that is in effect on the coming into force of this

section is repealed on the coming into force of this section.

(4) A bylaw or any portion of a bylaw that requires an individual to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or proof of a negative COVID-19 test on entering a premises and that is in effect on the coming into force of this

section is repealed on the coming into force of this section.

(5) The repeal of a bylaw under subsection (3) or (4) does not invalidate any enforcement efforts made pursuant to the bylaw when the bylaw was in force.

(6) This

section does not apply to a bylaw or a portion of a bylaw that applies only to property owned or leased and operated by a municipality. 4

Section 8 is amended by striking out “Without” and substituting “Subject to

section 7.1, without”.

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Section 8 presently reads in part: 8 Without restricting

section 7, a council may in a bylaw passed under this Division (

a) regulate or prohibit;

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