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Iowa Senate rejects Blake amendment, then concurs in Senate file 603 restricting local requirements on contractors and training
Summary
The Iowa Senate defeated Senator Blake’s amendment that would have made local control permissive, then later concurred in a House amendment to Senate file 603 and passed the bill as amended. Debate centered on apprenticeships, local control for cities/counties/schools, and possible conflicts with federal Davis‑Bacon/CDBG rules.
The Iowa Senate debated language in Senate file 603 regarding workforce compensation and training rules for developer and contractor projects, defeated a permissive amendment offered by Senator Blake of Polk, and ultimately concurred in the House amendment and passed the bill as amended.
Senator Blake, the senator from Polk, opened floor debate by urging colleagues to back an amendment she described as "pro worker, pro Iowan," saying it would make local choices permissive rather than mandatory: "I have brought forward an amendment that makes this pro worker, pro Iowan, making sure that we are making sure that compensation for Iowan workers are fair, and that we're paying for the jobs that we need to do. Don't worry, everybody. This amendment does it." Blake said the amendment would change broad "shall not" language in the bill to "may," allowing cities, counties and school districts flexibility to require compensation or training beyond state minimums.
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