Public service companies; prevailing wage rate for underground infrastructure works.
Summary
Prevailing wage rate for underground infrastructure works by public service companies. Directs the Department of Labor and Industry to determine and make available the prevailing wage rate for underground infrastructure work. Under the bill, each public service company shall ensure that its bid specifications or other contracts applicable to underground infrastructure works require payment at the prevailing wage rate. The bill requires contractors and subcontractors to post the prevailing wage rate in a prominent and accessible place at the work site. The bill also requires each contractor or subcontractor subject to the provisions of the bill to comply with certain recordkeeping requirements. The provisions of the bill apply to contracts entered into on or after July 1, 2025.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Vetoed
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 17, 2025
Vetoed Mar 24, 2025
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Labor and Commerce Subcommittee Substitute
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Labor and Commerce Substitute
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MINOR
The bill text was reformatted and reorganized with added line numbers and spacing, but the substantive policy language regarding prevailing wage requirements for underground infrastructure works remains unchanged. The formatting changes include adding line numbers, adjusting spacing, and inserting a specific date (January 30, 2025) for the committee proposal.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only formatting and structural presentation were modified.
TECHNICAL
Added line numbers and page markers throughout the document for legislative tracking purposes.
Inserted a specific date (January 30, 2025) in the committee proposal section that was previously blank.
Reorganized spacing and alignment of text, particularly in the header and bill title sections.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 19, 2025
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Apr 2, 2025
Vetoed
House sustained Governor's veto
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2743ER)
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (20-Y 18-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (51-Y 46-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 10-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Committee
Assigned Approps sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and referred to Appropriations (12-Y 10-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 25103975D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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