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House Bill 3

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Last Action	signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 003)
Title	AN ACT relating to prevailing wage and declaring an emergency.
Bill Documents	Current/Final Introduced
Impact Statements	Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	449
Sponsors	J. Hoover, A. Koenig, R. Benvenuti III, K. Bratcher, J. Carney, J. DeCesare, R. Heath, T. Herald, D. Johnson, K. King, S. Lee, D. Meade , J. Miller, K. Moser, D. Osborne, P. Pratt, S. Santoro, J. Shell, D. St. Onge, W. Thomas, A. Wuchner
Summary of Original Version	Amend various KRS sections to delete prevailing wage provisions; abolish the Prevailing Wage Review Board; make conforming amendments; create new section of KRS Chapter 65 to prohibit local governments from requiring employers to pay prevailing wage to employees; repeal KRS 337.505, 337.510, 337.512, 337.520, 337.522, 337.524, 337.525, 337.530, 337.540, 337.548, and 337.550, relating to prevailing wages in public works; apply this repeal to public works projects for which bids have not yet been awarded as of the effective date of the Act; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings of Original Version	Local Mandate - Prevailing wage, repeal Effective Dates, Emergency - Prevailing wage, repeal Labor and Industry - Prevailing wage, repeal Local Government - Prevailing wage, repeal and prohibition against requiring Public Works - Prevailing wage, repeal Wages and Hours - Prevailing wage, repeal
Proposed Amendments	House Floor Amendment 1 House Floor Amendment 2
Votes	Vote History

Actions

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01/03/17	introduced in House to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H) taken from Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H) 1st reading returned to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H) posting waived
01/04/17	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, January 5, 2017
01/05/17	floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed 3rd reading, passed 57-40 received in Senate taken from Committee on Committees (S) 1st reading returned to Committee on Committees (S)
01/06/17	taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S) 2nd reading returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
01/07/17	reported favorably, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Saturday, January 7, 2017 3rd reading, passed 25-12 received in House enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House received in Senate enrolled, signed by President of the Senate delivered to Governor
01/09/17	signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 003)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	C. Harris
Summary	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 45A to define terms; create a new section of KRS Chapter 45A relating to public agencies to, on and after January 1, 2018, require use of federal employment verification programs and prohibit hiring of unauthorized aliens by contractors with public agencies; create a new section of KRS Chapter 45A relating to complaints and penalties for contractor hiring unauthorized aliens, including a ban on future state contracts for designated periods; create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to define terms; create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to, on and after January 1, 2018, require all public agencies to use the federal E-Verify program for hiring new public employees; create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to prohibit local governments from attempting to restrict the use of the provisions of the Act; create a noncodified section permitting agencies to implement the required programs after the effective date of the Act and prior to the January 1, 2018, implementation date.
Index Headings	Local Mandate - Prevailing wage, repeal Effective Dates, Emergency - Prevailing wage, repeal Labor and Industry - Prevailing wage, repeal Local Government - Prevailing wage, repeal and prohibition against requiring Public Works - Prevailing wage, repeal Wages and Hours - Prevailing wage, repeal

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	C. Harris
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Local Mandate - Prevailing wage, repeal Effective Dates, Emergency - Prevailing wage, repeal Labor and Industry - Prevailing wage, repeal Local Government - Prevailing wage, repeal and prohibition against requiring Public Works - Prevailing wage, repeal Wages and Hours - Prevailing wage, repeal

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