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2024 SESSION

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HB 139 Underground infrastructure works by public service companies; payment of prevailing wage rate.

Introduced by: Shelly A. Simonds | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

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 public service company, contractor, or subcontractor subject to the provisions of the bill to comply with certain recordkeeping requirements. Provisions of the bill apply to contracts entered into on or after July 1, 2024.

FULL TEXT

• 01/02/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104411D  pdf
• 02/06/24  House: Committee substitute printed 24106489D-H1  pdf | impact statement

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HISTORY

• 01/02/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104411D
• 01/02/24  House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
• 01/16/24  House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
• 02/01/24  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
• 02/06/24  House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
• 02/06/24  House: Committee substitute printed 24106489D-H1
• 02/08/24  House: Read first time
• 02/09/24  House: Read second time
• 02/09/24  House: Committee substitute agreed to 24106489D-H1
• 02/09/24  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB139H1
• 02/12/24  House: Read third time and passed House (51-Y 49-N)
• 02/12/24  House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 49-N)
• 02/13/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/13/24  Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 02/26/24  Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (8-Y 7-N)
• 02/26/24  Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
• 02/29/24  Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (10-Y 4-N)
• 03/04/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/24  Senate: Read third time
• 03/05/24  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 03/05/24  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 03/05/24  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 03/05/24  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (21-Y 19-N)
• 03/06/24  House: Senate amendments rejected by House (0-Y 97-N)
• 03/06/24  House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N)
• 03/07/24  Senate: Senate insisted on amendments (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/24  Senate: Senate requested conference committee
• 03/07/24  House: House acceded to request
• 03/07/24  House: Conferees appointed by House
• 03/07/24  House: Delegates: Simonds, Jones, Knight
• 03/07/24  Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
• 03/07/24  Senate: Senators: Deeds, Locke, Obenshain
• 03/08/24  Conference: Amended by conference committee
• 03/08/24  Senate: Conference report rejected by Senate (20-Y 20-N)
• 03/08/24  Senate: Chair votes No
• 03/08/24  Senate: Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/08/24  Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N)
• 03/08/24  House: Conference report agreed to by House (49-Y 47-N 1-A)
• 03/08/24  House: VOTE: Adoption (49-Y 47-N 1-A)
• 03/09/24  Senate: Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/24  Senate: Passed by temporarily
• 03/09/24  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 03/09/24  House: No further action taken
• 03/09/24  House: Failed to pass in House