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Requiring the consideration of project labor agreements for certain state construction projects
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 5, 2024
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary State agencies building large public projects worth $25 million or more would be required to consider using a special labor agreement. This agreement is a contract negotiated between the project owner and a labor union that sets rules for working conditions. Agencies can choose to require these agreements if they believe it helps the state's interests.1
Read the official explanation
This bill requires a state agency to consider using a project labor agreement for a large-scale construction project. The bill defines a “project labor agreement” as a comprehensive pre-hire collective bargaining agreement that is negotiated between a project’s owner and an appropriate labor organization and sets out the basic terms and working conditions for that particular project. The bill defines a “large-scale construction project” as the construction, rehabilitation, alteration, conversion, extension, repair, or improvement of a vertical public works project, including a building and other real property-related project, for which the total project cost is $25 million or more. The bill authorizes a state agency to require the use of a project labor agreement when the use will advance the state’s interest. The bill sets out certain factors for making such a decision. The bill delineates requirements for a project labor agreement. The bill specifies that the bill should not be construed to preclude a state agency from using a project labor agreement for any construction project not otherwise covered by the bill. The bill specifies that the bill should not be construed to require a contractor or subcontractor to enter into a project labor agreement with any particular labor organization. The bill applies notwithstanding provisions of law prohibiting certain prequalification requirements and award conditions for public improvement projects.
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Tried before
This idea has been filed in 2 earlier General Assemblies. None got through a chamber.
- HF 194 Requiring the consideration of project labor agreements for certain state construction pro…89th General Assembly · In committee · nearly identicalCleared committee
- HF 27 Requiring the consideration of project labor agreements for certain state construction pro…88th General Assembly · In committee · very similarCleared committee
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- HF 185 Requiring the consideration of project labor agreements for certain state construction pro…91st General Assembly · In committeeNearly identical
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