TO THE HONOURABLE THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA Your Standing Committee on Social and Economic Development presents the following as its Fourth Report. Meetings Your Committee met on May 8, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. in Room of the Legislative Building. Matters under Consideration • Bill (No. 29) – The Life Leases Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les baux viagers • Bill (No. 38) – The Builders’ Liens Amendment Act (Prompt Payment)/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur le privilège du constructeur (paiement rapide) Committee Membership • Mr. HELWER • Hon. Mr. JOHNSTON (Assiniboia) • Mr. SANDHU • Mr. SCHULER • Hon. Mr. TEITSMA • Mr. WASYLIW Your Committee elected Mr. HELWER as the Chairperson. Your Committee elected Mr. SCHULER as the Vice-Chairperson. Public Presentations Your Committee heard the following presentations on Bill (No. 38) – The Builders’ Liens Amendment Act (Prompt Payment)/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur le privilège du constructeur (paiement rapide): Roy McPhail Private citizen Chris Lorenc Manitoba Heavy Construction Association Inc. Teri Urban General Contractors Alliance of Canada - Manitoba

Chapter Steven Ness Surety Association of Canada Gail Little Manitoba Association of Architects Andrew Zimmermann Intact Insurance Kasia Kieloch Alternative Dispute Resolution Institute of Manitoba Michael Jack City of Winnipeg Ron Hambley Winnipeg Construction Association Shawn Wood Construction Association of Rural Manitoba Ramona Coey Manitoba Prompt Payment Coalition Terry Henry Electrical Contractors Association of Manitoba Julien Lafleche Mechanical Contractors Association of Manitoba Inc. Written Submissions Your Committee received the following written submission on Bill (No. 38) – The Builders’ Liens Amendment Act (Prompt Payment)/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur le privilège du constructeur (paiement rapide): Denys Volkov Association of Manitoba Municipalities Bills Considered and Reported • Bill (No. 29) – The Life Leases Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les baux viagers Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment. • Bill (No. 38) – The Builders’ Liens Amendment Act (Prompt Payment)/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur le privilège du constructeur (paiement rapide) Your Committee agreed to report this Bill with the following amendment: THAT the following be added after Clause of the Bill: Review 16.1(1) Within two years after the coming into force of this section, the minister appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council to administer the amendments enacted by

section of this Act must undertake a comprehensive review of this Act, which must include public representations. Tabling report in Assembly 16.1(2) Withi n one year after the review is undertaken or within any longer period that the Legislative Assembly allows, the minister referred to in subsection (1) must table a report on the review in the Assembly. Submitted by, _______________________________ Mr. Reg HELWER, Chairperson May 8, 2023