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Requiring the consideration of project labor agreements for certain state construction projects
Sponsored by Rep. Jerome Amos Jr. (D), Rep. Ken Croken (D), Rep. Aime Wichtendahl (D)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 30, 2025
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, 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 would be required to consider using special labor agreements for large construction projects that cost $25 million or more. These agreements are contracts negotiated between a project owner and a labor union that set the working conditions for the job. An agency can decide 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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Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title.
Tried before
This idea has been filed in 3 earlier General Assemblies. None got through a chamber.
- HF 2294 Requiring the consideration of project labor agreements for certain state construction pro…90th General Assembly · In committee · same titleCleared committee
- 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
Matched by wording or an identical title.