Pending Legislation
House Bill 1363: Public Works Projects
Introduced: 1/8/2025 by Timothy Wesco (R-021)
Summary:
Relates to public works projects; provides that a contractor that employs 10 or more employees on a design-build public works project must provide its employees access to a training program applicable to the tasks to be performed in the normal course of the employee’s employment with the contractor on the public project; provides that a tier 1 or tier 2 contractor that employs 50 or more journeymen must participate in an apprenticeship or training program. This includes design-build projects.
Last Action: Jan 8, 2025: INTRODUCED.
Status: Pending
DBIA Position: Opposed
Senate Bill 93: Common Construction Wage Requirements
Introduced: 1/8/2025 by Dan Dernulc (R-001)
Summary:
Requires any firm, individual, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation that is awarded a contract, after June 30, 2025, by the state, a political subdivision, or a municipal corporation for the construction of a public work, and any subcontractor of the construction, to pay a scale of wages that is not less than the common construction wage; establishes a process for determining the common construction wage; provides the contractor or subcontractor who knowingly fails to pay will be fined. Includes DB projects.
Last Action: Jan 8, 2025: INTRODUCED.
Status: Pending
DBIA Position: Opposed