SB 182

Abstract

Project labor agreements; public procurement. Authorizes any public body, including any state or local government, when engaged in procuring products or services or letting contracts for construction, manufacture, maintenance, or operation of public works, to require bidders to enter into or adhere to project labor agreements on the public works projects.

Project labor agreements; public procurement. Provides that any public body is prohibited from requiring or prohibiting project labor agreements in contracts for public works. Public body is defined in the bill as any authority, board, bureau, commission, district, or agency of the Commonwealth or of any political subdivision of the Commonwealth, including cities, towns, and counties, municipal councils, school boards, and public institutions of higher education. Current law only applies to state agencies.

Project labor agreements; public procurement. Authorizes any public body, including any state or local government, when engaged in procuring products or services or letting contracts for construction, manufacture, maintenance, or operation of public works, to require bidders to enter into or adhere to project labor agreements on the public works projects. The bill has a delayed effective date of May 1, 2021. The bill is identical to HB 358.

Project labor agreements; public procurement.Repeals the provision enacted in 2012 that requires state agenciesto ensure that neither the state agency nor any construction manageracting on its behalf (i) requires or prohibits bidders, offerors,contractors, or subcontractors to enter into or adhere to projectlabor agreements with labor organizations or (ii) discriminates againstbidders, offerors, contractors, subcontractors, or operators forbecoming or refusing to sign or adhere to project labor agreementson the same or other related public works projects.