BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

HB 1026: Public wrks/resident workers

Requiring use of resident workers on public works.

Summary

Requires that at least 75 percent of labor hours on public works contracts, including publicly subsidized works, be performed by Washington residents.
Permits a waiver if a sufficient number of qualified residents are unavailable.
Provides that companies qualify for certain construction-related tax incentive programs only if they comply with the resident worker preference law.

From the House Bill Analysis 2013 (HB 1026), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to requiring use of resident workers on public works;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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