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Senate advances SB 139 restricting preferential treatment based on employer wages in contracting
Summary
After vigorous floor debate on economic development and contracting, the Senate voted 15-10-4 to advance SB 139, which prohibits preferential treatment in government contracting based on an employer's wage commitments; sponsors say it targets procurement decisions, not economic-development incentives.
The Utah Senate advanced Senate Bill 139 after an extended debate over whether local governments should be permitted to give preference in contracts to employers who pay higher wages.
Senator Stevenson, sponsor, said the bill addresses preferential treatment that could develop in public contracting: "This has nothing to do with bringing a business into the area ... this affects those that are contracting to…
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