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House Labor Committee advances wide package of bills, including prevailing-wage change for some broadband projects
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Summary
The House Committee on Labor voted to report dozens of bills to the House floor, including a measure to add prevailing-wage requirements for certain broadband utility projects, proposed changes to state retirement systems, new workplace protections for victims of crimes, and several pay-equity bills.
The House Committee on Labor met and voted to report a broad slate of bills to the full House, the chair announced. The committee adopted its prior minutes, declined to take live testimony due to time constraints and encouraged submission of written testimony and speaker cards.
The committee advanced several bills by recorded roll call. Representative O'Neil moved to report House Bill 4665, which the committee "reported with reservation." The panel also reported House Bills 4666 and 4667 and Senate Bills 165–167 with recommendation.
One substantive measure described on the record was House Bill 6051, introduced by Representative Sernigloo. The chair said HB 6051 would add prevailing-wage requirements to some broadband utility projects; Representative Andrews moved to report the bill, and the committee reported it to the House floor with a recorded vote.
The panel also advanced legislation affecting state retirement systems. Representatives Weiss and Colazar were identified as sponsors of House Bill 6060, described as making changes to the state's retirement systems; the committee reported HB 6060 and companion HB 6061 with recommendation after roll-call votes.
A package of bills sponsored by Representative Wilson aimed at expanding workplace protections for victims of certain crimes (House Bills 6238–6240) was reported with recommendation. The committee described these measures collectively and moved them forward by successive roll calls.
Lawmakers spent the latter portion of the meeting reporting a set of pay-equity measures the chair described as aimed at reducing the wage gap between females and males. The committee moved a series of bills (including HB 5618, HB 5619 and HB 5620–5627) to report with recommendation; recorded tallies varied across individual roll calls.
Votes at a glance: the committee reported the following measures to the House floor (outcome per the clerk's announcements): HB 4665 (reported with reservation); HB 4666 (reported with recommendation); HB 4667 (reported with recommendation); SB 165, SB 166, SB 167 (each reported with recommendation); HB 6051 (reported with recommendation; adds prevailing-wage requirements to some broadband utility projects); HB 6060 and HB 6061 (reported with recommendation; described as changes to state retirement systems); HB 6238, HB 6239, HB 6240 (reported with recommendation; workplace protections for victims of certain crimes); and a series of pay-equity bills including HB 5618, HB 5619, HB 5620–5627 (reported with recommendation). Specific vote tallies were read aloud by the clerk after each roll call and typically recorded multiple "ayes," occasional "nays," and in several cases a "pass" by a member.
No live public testimony was heard; the chair said the meeting lacked time for testimony and invited written comments. With no further business, the chair adjourned the committee.
The clerk's roll-call announcements provide the formal record of which members voted for each motion; the committee did not engage in extended on-the-record debate on the bills during this meeting. Members or the public seeking to submit testimony were directed to provide it in writing, per the chair's instructions.
