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IN HB1315

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/10/2017

Primary Sponsor

Charlie Brown

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires at least 25% of labor on public works projects to be individuals residing in the municipality where the project is located, or in the county if the project is not in a municipality.

  • Applies to all contractor tiers on public works projects under contracts awarded after June 30, 2017.

  • Allows public agencies to make a written determination that sufficient local labor is unavailable and to modify or waive the 25% requirement.

  • Extends the local labor requirement to operating agreements, design-build projects, and construction manager contracts.

  • Contractors violating this requirement are subject to penalties under existing enforcement provisions.

  • Effective July 1, 2017.

Legislative Description

Local labor for public works projects. Requires that at least 25% of the labor employed by each contractor in any contractor tier on a public works project must be individuals who reside: (1) in the municipality, if the project is located in a municipality; or (2) in the county, if the project is not located in a municipality. Allows the public agency letting the contract for the public works project to make a determination in writing that sufficient labor is not available and to modify or waive the requirement. Includes the requirement for operating agreements, design-build projects, and construction managers

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform

1/10/2017

Committee Referrals

Government and Regulatory Reform1/10/2017

Full Bill Text

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