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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1072

HB 1072: Prevailing wage laws

Enhancing the prevailing wage laws to ensure contractor and owner accountability and worker protection.

Summary

  • Raises penalties for failure to pay prevailing wages from the greater of $1,000 or 20 percent of the total wage violation to the greater of $5,000 or 50 percent of the total wage violation, and adds interest.
  • Allows a contractor against whom the Department of Labor and Industries has begun an investigation, but not issued a notice of violation, to avoid further sanctions by paying the unpaid wages, interest, and a lesser penalty (limited to once within a five-year period).
  • Defines "unpaid wages," extends the time period for filing prevailing wage complaints, and establishes a time frame for investigation of unpaid wages.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1072), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2019
  2. Out of committeeFeb 22, 2019
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mike Sells (D-38)
Introduced
January 14, 2019 in the House
Last action
January 21, 2020
Requested by
State agency
Companion bill
SB 5035
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1072, SHB 1072

AN ACT Relating to enhancing the prevailing wage laws to ensure contractor and owner accountability and worker protection;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mike Sells (D-38)

9 co-sponsors (9 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Beth Doglio D-22Mia Gregerson D-33Javier Valdez D-46Sherry Appleton D-23Laurie Jinkins D-27Roger Goodman D-45Steve Bergquist D-11Derek Stanford D-1Timm Ormsby D-3

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. House Rules "X" file. (SHB 1072)
  2. House Rules "X" file.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1072)
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. Referred to Rules 2 Consideration. (SHB 1072)
  6. Referred to Rules 2 Consideration.
  7. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. (SHB 1072)
  8. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  9. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SHB 1072)
  10. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  11. LAWS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1072)
  12. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 1072)
  13. Minority; do not pass.
  14. LAWS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  15. First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.
  16. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 1072 in other sessions

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