VirginiaPrevailing wage rate; apprenticeship requirements, RPS-eligible source work, penalties.
What it does
Prevailing wage rate; apprenticeship requirements; RPS-eligible source work; penalties. Requires each public service company, including its contractors and subcontractors, or third-party developer to ensure payment at the prevailing wage rate set by the Department of Labor and Industry for any mechanic, laborer, or worker employed, retained, or otherwise hired to perform construction, maintenance, or repair work for certain electricity generating sources. The bill requires each public service company to (i) ensure that 15 percent of the total labor hours of such work is performed by qualified apprentices and (ii) employ at least one qualified apprentice if four or more individuals are employed to perform such work.
More detail
Under the bill, a public service company that fails to meet the requirements of its provisions is required to make penalty payments to the Commissioner of Labor and Industry. This bill is identical to SB 853.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Apr 2House sustained Governor's vetoLatest
- Mar 24Vetoed by Governor Glenn YoungkinMajor
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2356)
- Mar 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2356ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 19Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Read third timeMinor
- Feb 18Passed by for the day
- Feb 17Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- Feb 17Rules suspended
- Feb 14Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 10Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 5Referred to Committee on Commerce and LaborMinor
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 4Read third time and passed House (51-Y 48-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (51-Y 48-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 3Labor and Commerce Substitute agreed to
- Feb 3Read second timeMinor
- Jan 31Read first timeMinor
- Jan 29Reported from Appropriations (11-Y 10-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Reported from Appropriations (11-Y 10-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
- Jan 29Assigned Approps sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 28Committee substitute printed 25105802D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and rereferred to Appropriations (12-Y 10-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 28Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and referred to Appropriations (12-Y 10-N)Minor
- Jan 26Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2356)
- Jan 24Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2356)
- Jan 23Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 3-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and rereferred to Appropriations (5-Y 3-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 21Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2Minor
- Jan 8Referred to Committee on Labor and CommerceMinor
- Jan 8Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104107DIntroduced