ESSB 5726 — Concerning the prevailing wages on public works.

What this bill does

Requires prevailing wage rates to be determined by the rate paid to the majority of laborers, workers, and mechanics in trades or occupations that have collective bargaining agreements. Requires public works contracts to provide for the payment of prevailing wages at the time the work is performed. Provides that, for a limited time and for certain scopes of work, cost increases caused by adjustments of the prevailing wage shall be good cause justification for the contractor to require a financial adjustment to the contract.

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Floor votes

• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 2, 2023
  49 yea · 0 nay

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