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2019 House Bill 1743: Addressing the methodology for establishing the prevailing rate of wages for the construction of affordable housing, homeless and domestic violence shelters, and low-income weatherization and home rehabilitation public works
Introduced by Rep. Timm Ormsby (Spokane) (D) on January 30, 2019
Referred to the House Labor & Workplace Standards Committee on January 30, 2019
Referred to the House Rules Committee on February 15, 2019
Received in the Senate on March 5, 2019
Referred to the Senate Labor & Commerce Committee on March 5, 2019
Amendment offered in the Senate on March 18, 2019
The formula for calculating interim prevailing wage rates is changed to adding the percentage change in annual hourly construction worker wages to 100 percent and then multiplying that percentage to the prevailing wage rate in effect prior to the 2018 rate adjustments.
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on March 19, 2019
Received in the House on April 4, 2019
Signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on April 17, 2019