VA HB2743 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 3 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-20 - Passed Senate (20-Y 18-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on February 3 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-20 - Passed Senate (20-Y 18-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
Prevailing wage rate for underground infrastructure works by public service companies. Directs the Department of Labor and Industry to determine and make available the prevailing wage rate for underground infrastructure work. Under the bill, each public service company shall ensure that its bid specifications or other contracts applicable to underground infrastructure works require payment at the prevailing wage rate. The bill requires contractors and subcontractors to post the prevailing wage rate in a prominent and accessible place at the work site. The bill also requires each contractor, or subcontractor subject to the provisions of the bill to comply with certain recordkeeping requirements. The provisions of the bill apply to contracts entered into on or after July 1, 2025.
Title
Public service companies; prevailing wage rate for underground infrastructure works.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-02-20 - Senate - Passed Senate (20-Y 18-N) (Y: 20 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-02-19 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-17 - Senate - Reported from Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) (Y: 9 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-10 - Senate - Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-04 - House - Read third time and passed House (51-Y 46-N) (Y: 51 N: 46 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-01-31 - House - Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-30 - House - Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and referred to Appropriations (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-30 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-19 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-17 - Senate - Reported from Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) (Y: 9 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-10 - Senate - Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-04 - House - Read third time and passed House (51-Y 46-N) (Y: 51 N: 46 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-01-31 - House - Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-30 - House - Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and referred to Appropriations (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-30 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Passed Senate (20-Y 18-N) |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 2025-02-17 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) |
| 2025-02-10 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) |
| 2025-02-06 | House | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2743) |
| 2025-02-05 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 2025-02-05 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Read third time and passed House (51-Y 46-N) |
| 2025-02-03 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute |
| 2025-02-03 | House | Labor and Commerce Substitute agreed to |
| 2025-02-03 | House | Read second time |
| 2025-02-02 | House | Read first time |
| 2025-01-31 | House | Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 10-N) |
| 2025-01-31 | House | Assigned Approps sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources |
| 2025-01-30 | House | Committee substitute printed 25105486D-H1 |
| 2025-01-30 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and referred to Appropriations (12-Y 10-N) |
| 2025-01-30 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 3-N) |
| 2025-01-23 | House | Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| 2025-01-17 | House | Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce |
| 2025-01-17 | House | Presented and ordered printed 25103975D |
