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BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

SB 5927: Prevailing wage

Requiring monetary penalties for prevailing wage settlements.

Summary

  • A contractor or subcontractor that settles a wage claim with the Department of Labor and Industries for failure to pay the prevailing rate of wage is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $1,000 or 20 percent of the total prevailing wage violation, whichever is greater.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5927), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedFeb 8, 2001
  2. Out of committeeFeb 26, 2001
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jeralita "Jeri" Costa (D-38)
Introduced
February 8, 2001 in the Senate
Last action
February 28, 2002
Companion bill
HB 1137
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to civil penalties for prevailing wage settlements;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jeralita "Jeri" Costa (D-38)

3 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Margarita Prentice D-11Darlene Fairley D-32Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Senate Rules "X" file.
  2. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  3. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  4. Minority; do not pass.
  5. LCF - Majority; do pass.
  6. On motion, referred to Labor, Commerce & Financial Institutions.
  7. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  8. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  9. Senate Rules "X" file.
  10. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  11. Minority; do not pass.
  12. LCF - Majority; do pass.
  13. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  14. First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Financial Institutions.

SB 5927 in other sessions

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