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 Bill Status of HB2781  101st General Assembly


Short Description:  PREVAIL WAGE-WAIVER-$20,000

House Sponsors
Rep. Andrew S. Chesney - Darren Bailey

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/13/2021HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
820 ILCS 130/1a new
820 ILCS 130/11c new


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Provides that the Act does not apply to wages paid to all laborers, workers, and mechanics employed by or on behalf of a public body engaged in a public works project with a total cost of $20,000 or less if the public body notifies the Department of Labor of each project for which the waiver is used within 60 days of commencing the project. Provides that the Department shall make available a form with which public bodies may make this notification. Provides that the Department shall submit an annual report detailing the number of projects engaged using the waiver in the preceding year, the total number of employees engaged in those projects, the total cost of those projects without using prevailing wage standards, the total cost of those projects using prevailing wage standards, and any other information the Department deems appropriate. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/14/2019HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Andrew S. Chesney
  2/14/2019HouseFirst Reading
  2/14/2019HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/20/2019HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Darren Bailey
  2/26/2019HouseAssigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
  3/6/2019HouseTo Wage Policy and Study Subcommittee
  3/29/2019HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/13/2021HouseSession Sine Die

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