BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

HB 1256: Public works/made in US

Concerning products manufactured in the United States for the purposes of public works projects.

Summary

Requires that public works projects receiving more than $500,000 of state capital funds must require that the iron, steel, aluminum, and manufactured products used or supplied in the performance of the contract or any subcontract be manufactured in the United States, unless otherwise exempted.
Establishes a waiver process for the requirement that certain products used in public works projects be manufactured in the United States.
Provides for the debarment of public works contractors who represent that certain products used in a public works project were manufactured in the United States if the products were not manufactured in the United States.

From the House Bill Analysis 2025 (HB 1256), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to products manufactured in the United States for the purposes of public works projects;

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.

HB 1256 (2023–24) Higher ed. matching grants · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1256 (2021–22) Direct sales of milk · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1256 (2019–20) Driving w/ electronic device · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 1256 (2017–18) School assessment system · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1256 (2015–16) Derelict vessel prevention · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1256 (2013–14) Freight mobility invest. brd · Enacted · Chapter 104, Laws of 2013
HB 1256 (2011–12) Body art/piercing, tattooing · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 1256 (2009–10) Ethical conduct/private gain · Did not pass · died in committee