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Committee advances construction wage standard bill after heated debate; substitute adopted 6–5

Utah House Business and Labor Committee · February 9, 2026

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Summary

The committee voted 6–5 to recommend substitute 1 of HB245, which would require state construction contracts to meet an annual 'area wage standard' so public projects do not undercut local market wages. Supporters said the change protects local contractors and apprenticeship pipelines; opponents warned of cost and administrative risk.

Representative Clancy presented substitute 1 of HB245, a bill designed to ensure state construction contracts do not undercut prevailing wages in the project area by using an annual Department of Labor survey to set an "area wage standard." He said the measure is intended to protect local firms, maintain craft capacity and discourage…

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