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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 1455: Prevailing wage/local govts

Permitting local governments to opt out of prevailing wage requirements.

Summary

  • Authorizes a county, municipality, or political subdivision of the state, by a simple majority vote of the local governing body, to opt out of prevailing wage requirements for certain public works projects.

From the Bill Digest (HB 1455), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 21, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Liz Pike (R-18)
Introduced
January 21, 2015 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016

AN ACT Relating to permitting local governments to opt out of prevailing wage requirements;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Liz Pike (R-18)

9 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 9 Republicans)

Norm Johnson R-14Matt Shea R-4Matt Manweller R-13Paul Harris R-17Lynda Wilson R-17Elizabeth Scott R-39Cary Condotta R-12Chad Magendanz R-5Bob McCaslin R-4

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. First reading, referred to Labor (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1455 in other sessions

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

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