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Panel moves to extend prevailing-wage rules to underground utility projects valued $250,000 or more
Summary
The subcommittee reported HB 2,743 with a substitute by a 5–2 vote. The bill would direct the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry to set prevailing wages for underground utility projects worth $250,000 or more and require contractors to post rates and benefits at job sites.
Delegate Marcus Chin presented House Bill 2,743 to the House Labor and Commerce Subcommittee on Feb. 12, 2025, saying the bill would expand prevailing-wage requirements to underground utility projects performed by contractors and subcontractors of public service companies when the project exceeds $250,000.
The bill directs the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry to establish prevailing wages and to add underground utility occupations to the list of trades for which prevailing wages must be determined. It would require contractors and subcontractors to post prevailing-wage rates and job-related benefits prominently at…
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