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Senate advances contractor drug‑testing requirement; sponsor to clarify state carve-out language
Summary
SB 13 would require contractors on state construction jobs to implement random drug and alcohol testing policies (with exemptions for very small firms). Senators questioned language that appears to let state procurement carve out exceptions for state agencies; sponsor agreed to clarify before third reading. The bill was advanced to third reading.
Senators advanced Senate Bill 13, which requires general contractors on state construction projects to maintain random drug- and alcohol-testing policies for safety-sensitive work and to post signage on sites indicating testing policies.
Sponsor Senator Maine said the measure emerged from a year of industry consultation with…
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