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Committee adopts amendment and advances bill limiting contract terms tied to labor organizations; amendment removes broad emergency exemption
Summary
The committee voted to adopt an amendment that removes a sweepingly broad emergency exemption and then passed SB 88, a bill that prohibits state government entities from including specified labor‑organization terms in construction contracts and grants; supporters say it opens bidding, critics warn it could constrain emergency contractor mobilization.
The House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services Committee adopted an amendment and passed Senate Bill 88 in executive session on April 21 after a contentious work session.
Amendment: Representative Warden introduced amendment 2026‑1577H to delete a paragraph that would have allowed "the head of a governmental entity" to exempt a contract from the bill’s prohibitions if needed to avert an imminent threat to public…
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