Legislative record

HB 260STATE · VirginiaIntroduced

Public service companies; prevailing wage rate for underground infrastructure work.

Voted 7/21/2026View source

Summary

Prevailing wage rate for underground infrastructure work by public service companies. Directs the Department of Labor and Industry to determine and make available the prevailing wage rate for underground infrastructure work, as defined in the bill. Under the bill, each public service company shall ensure that its bid specifications or other contracts applicable to underground infrastructure work require payment at the prevailing wage rate. The bill requires contractors and subcontractors to post the prevailing wage rate in a prominent and accessible place at the work site. The bill also requires each contractor or subcontractor subject to the provisions of the bill to comply with certain recordkeeping requirements. The provisions of the bill apply to contracts entered into on or after July 1, 2027.

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Docket history

Action history

  1. 7/21/2026Continued from last session
  2. 3/6/2026Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
  3. 3/2/2026Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 5-N)
  4. 2/20/2026Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB260)
  5. 2/18/2026Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
  6. 2/18/2026Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  7. 2/17/2026Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)
  8. 2/16/2026Engrossed by House - committee substitute
  9. 2/16/2026committee substitute agreed to
  10. 2/16/2026committee amendment rejected