PREVAILING WAGE-CONTRACTORS
Summary
Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Provides that any laborer, worker, or mechanic who is employed by the contractor or by any lower tier sub-contractor and is paid for services in a sum less than the prevailing wage rates for work performed on a project shall have a right of action for whatever difference there may be between the amount so paid and the prevailing rates required to be paid for work performed on the project. Makes other changes.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 23, 2023
Signed Jun 9, 2023
Floor votes · House Mar 22, 2023
How they voted
74–36
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 116
Mar 22, 2023
D
Democratic76
94% Yea
R
Republican40
90% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
47
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Jun 9, 2023
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 040-016-000
lower
Apr 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass Labor; 012-004-000
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Labor
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-036-000
lower
Mar 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 018-010-000
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 17, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 18 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Matt Hanson
DDemocratic
P
Willie Preston
DDemocratic
Co
Ann Williams
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Welch
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Vella
DDemocratic
Co
Diane Blair-Sherlock
DDemocratic
Co
Eva-Dina Delgado
DDemocratic
Co
Gregg Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Harry Benton
DDemocratic
Co
Jenn Ladisch-Douglass
DDemocratic
Co
Joyce Mason
DDemocratic
Co
Kevin Olickal
DDemocratic
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