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HB 47: Prevailing Wage Amendments
2007 General Session
Sponsor: Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee
HB 47 would authorize a single statewide wage district for the purpose of
calculating the prevailing wage on state-funded contracts. As introduced, it
would have authorized the Department of Employment to investigate prevailing
wage violations either upon receipt of a complaint of violation or upon its
own volition. It would also provide a bid preference in the amount that is
already statutorily defined to contractors who participate in the Department
of Employment's prevailing wage survey.
Supporters of HB 47 noted that it would stabilize construction wages statewide,
which would especially benefit highway construction projects and workers.
The
House amended HB 47 to make the prevailing wage requirements apply only to
projects that cost $50,000 or more, and they removed the Department of Employment's authority to investigate violations on its own volition. With these amendments, the House passed HB 47, 46-14.
The Senate amended HB 47 to apply to projects that cost $100,000 or more,
and they reinstated the Department of Employment's
authority to initiate investigations on its own volition. Thus amended, the
Senate passed the bill 27-1 (2 excused, Senators Bob Peck (R-S26, Riverton)
and Michael Von Flatern (R-S24, Gillette)).
The House did not concur with the
Senate amendments. A conference committee clarified that the Department
of Employment would have to have a reasonable suspicion of a violation before
they could investigate. With this language, the bill passed both chambers and
was signed by the governor.
The votes listed below are the House and Senate
third reading (final passage) votes. A YES vote by a representative means
the legislator supported using the same prevailing wage scale statewide on
state-funded projects that cost $50,000 or more. A YES vote by a senator means
the legislator supported using the same prevailing wage scale stateside on
projects valued at $100,000 or more, and supported allowing the Department
of Employment to investigate alleged violations upon their own volition. A
NO vote means the legislator did not support the statewide wage district, or
(in the case of representatives) that they did not support it without giving
the Department of Employment expanded authority to investigate potential violations.
Engrossed
House 3rd Reading
| | Bighorn Basin Legislators |
1/17/2007 |
| S 18 |
Hank Coe (R) |
| | H 24 |
Colin M. Simpson (R) |
Yes |
| H 50 |
Pat Childers (R) |
Yes | | S 19 |
Ray Peterson (R) |
|
| H 25 |
Alan Jones (R) |
Yes | | H 26 |
Elaine Harvey (R) |
Yes |
| S 20 |
Gerald E. Geis (R) |
| | H 27 |
Debbie Hammons (D) |
No |
| H 28 |
Lorraine Quarberg (R) |
Yes |
| | Casper-Area Legislators |
1/17/2007 |
| S 27 |
John Barrasso (R) |
| | H 35 |
Roy Cohee (R) |
Yes |
| H 36 |
Liz Gentile (D) |
Yes | | S 28 |
Kit Jennings (R) |
|
| H 56 |
Tom Walsh (R) |
Yes | | H 57 |
Thomas A. Lockhart (R) |
Yes |
| S 29 |
Drew Perkins (R) |
| | H 37 |
Steve Harshman (R) |
Yes |
| H 59 |
Mary Meyer Gilmore (D) |
No | | S 30 |
Charles K. Scott (R) |
|
| H 38 |
Bob Brechtel (R) |
Yes | | H 58 |
Lisa Shepperson (R) |
Yes |
| | Cheyenne-Area Legislators |
1/17/2007 |
| S 4 |
Tony Ross (R) |
| | H7 |
Doug Samuelson (R) |
Yes |
| H 41 |
Ken Esquibel (D) |
No | | S 5 |
Bob Fecht (R) |
|
| H 8 |
Lori Millin (D) |
No | | H 42 |
Pete Illoway (R) |
Yes |
| S 6 |
Wayne H. Johnson (R) |
| | H 9 |
Dave Zwonitzer (R) |
Yes |
| H 10 |
Rodney "Pete" Anderson (R) |
Yes | | S 7 |
Kathryn Sessions (D) |
|
| H 11 |
Mary Throne (D) |
No |
| H 43 |
Dan Zwonitzer (R) |
Yes |
| S 8 |
E. Jayne Mockler (D) |
| | H 12 |
Amy Edmonds (R) |
Yes |
| H 44 |
Floyd A. Esquibel (D) |
No |
| | Gillette-Area Legislators |
1/17/2007 |
| S 23 |
John Hines (R) |
| | H 31 |
Thomas E. Lubnau II (R) |
Yes |
| H 52 |
Sue Wallis (R) |
Yes | | S 24 |
Michael Von Flatern (R) |
|
| H 32 |
Timothy Hallinan (R) |
Yes | | H 53 |
Erin Mercer (R) |
Yes |
| | Lander/Riverton-Area Legislators |
1/17/2007 |
| S 25 |
Cale Case (R) |
| | H 33 |
W. Patrick Goggles (D) |
No |
| H 54 |
Del McOmie (R) |
Yes | | S 26 |
Robert A. Peck (R) |
|
| H 34 |
Frank Philp (R) |
Yes | | H 55 |
David Miller (R) |
Yes |
| | Northeast/East Central WY Legislators |
1/17/2007 |
| S 1 |
Charles Townsend (R) |
| | H 1 |
Mark Semlek (R) |
Yes |
| H 2 |
Ross Diercks (D) |
No | | S 2 |
Jim Anderson (R) |
|
| H 5 |
Matt Teeters (R) |
Yes | | H 6 |
Dave Edwards (R) |
Yes |
| S 3 |
Curt Meier (R) |
| | H 3 |
Deborah Alden (R) |
Yes |
| H 4 |
Edward A. Buchanan (R) |
Yes |
| | Sheridan-Area Legislators |
1/17/2007 |
| S 21 |
Bruce Burns (R) |
| | H 29 |
Jerry Iekel (R) |
Yes |
| H 51 |
Rosie Berger (R) |
Yes | | S 22 |
John Schiffer (R) |
|
| H 30 |
Jack Landon Jr. (R) |
Yes | | H 40 |
Mike Madden (R) |
Yes |
| | South Central WY Legislators |
1/17/2007 |
| S 9 |
Mike Massie (D) |
| | H 13 |
Jane Warren (D) |
Yes |
| H 45 |
Kevin A. White (R) |
Yes | | S 10 |
Phil Nicholas (R) |
|
| H 14 |
Kermit C. Brown (R) |
Yes | | H 46 |
Jim Slater (R) |
Yes |
| S 11 |
Bill Vasey (D) |
| | H 15 |
George Bagby (D) |
No |
| H 47 |
William Steward (R) |
Yes |
| | Southwest WY Legislators |
1/17/2007 |
| S 12 |
Rae Lynn Job (D) |
| | H 48 |
Marty Martin (D) |
Yes |
| H 16 |
Pete Jorgensen (D) |
No | | S 13 |
John Hastert (D) |
|
| H 17 |
Bernadine Craft (D) |
No | | H 60 |
Bill Thompson (D) |
No |
| S 14 |
Stan Cooper (R) |
| | H 18 |
Allen Jaggi (R) |
Yes |
| H 39 |
Stan Blake (D) |
No | | S 15 |
Ken Decaria (D) |
|
| H 19 |
Owen Petersen (R) |
Yes | | H 49 |
Saundra Meyer (D) |
No |
| | Central WY Legislators |
1/17/2007 |
| S 16 |
Pat Aullman (R) |
| | H 20 |
Kathy Davison (R) |
Yes |
| H 21 |
Dan Dockstader (R) |
Yes | | S 17 |
Grant C. Larson (R) |
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| H 22 |
Monte Olsen (R) |
Yes | | H 23 |
Keith Gingery (R) |
Yes |
| | Senate 3rd Reading
| | Bighorn Basin Legislators | 2/12/2007 | | S 18 | Hank Coe (R) | Yes | | H 24 | Colin M. Simpson (R) | | | H 50 | Pat Childers (R) | | | S 19 | Ray Peterson (R) | Yes | | H 25 | Alan Jones (R) | | | H 26 | Elaine Harvey (R) | | | S 20 | Gerald E. Geis (R) | Yes | | H 27 | Debbie Hammons (D) | | | H 28 | Lorraine Quarberg (R) | |
| | Casper-Area Legislators | 2/12/2007 | | S 27 | John Barrasso (R) | Yes | | H 35 | Roy Cohee (R) | | | H 36 | Liz Gentile (D) | | | S 28 | Kit Jennings (R) | Yes | | H 56 | Tom Walsh (R) | | | H 57 | Thomas A. Lockhart (R) | | | S 29 | Drew Perkins (R) | No | | H 37 | Steve Harshman (R) | | | H 59 | Mary Meyer Gilmore (D) | | | S 30 | Charles K. Scott (R) | Yes | | H 38 | Bob Brechtel (R) | | | H 58 | Lisa Shepperson (R) | |
| | Cheyenne-Area Legislators | 2/12/2007 | | S 4 | Tony Ross (R) | Yes | | H7 | Doug Samuelson (R) | | | H 41 | Ken Esquibel (D) | | | S 5 | Bob Fecht (R) | Yes | | H 8 | Lori Millin (D) | | | H 42 | Pete Illoway (R) | | | S 6 | Wayne H. Johnson (R) | Yes | | H 9 | Dave Zwonitzer (R) | | | H 10 | Rodney "Pete" Anderson (R) | | | S 7 | Kathryn Sessions (D) | Yes | | H 11 | Mary Throne (D) | | | H 43 | Dan Zwonitzer (R) | | | S 8 | E. Jayne Mockler (D) | Yes | | H 12 | Amy Edmonds (R) | | | H 44 | Floyd A. Esquibel (D) | |
| | Gillette-Area Legislators | 2/12/2007 | | S 23 | John Hines (R) | Yes | | H 31 | Thomas E. Lubnau II (R) | | | H 52 | Sue Wallis (R) | | | S 24 | Michael Von Flatern (R) | Excused | | H 32 | Timothy Hallinan (R) | | | H 53 | Erin Mercer (R) | |
| | Lander/Riverton-Area Legislators | 2/12/2007 | | S 25 | Cale Case (R) | Yes | | H 33 | W. Patrick Goggles (D) | | | H 54 | Del McOmie (R) | | | S 26 | Robert A. Peck (R) | Excused | | H 34 | Frank Philp (R) | | | H 55 | David Miller (R) | |
| | Northeast/East Central WY Legislators | 2/12/2007 | | S 1 | Charles Townsend (R) | Yes | | H 1 | Mark Semlek (R) | | | H 2 | Ross Diercks (D) | | | S 2 | Jim Anderson (R) | Yes | | H 5 | Matt Teeters (R) | | | H 6 | Dave Edwards (R) | | | S 3 | Curt Meier (R) | Yes | | H 3 | Deborah Alden (R) | | | H 4 | Edward A. Buchanan (R) | |
| | Sheridan-Area Legislators | 2/12/2007 | | S 21 | Bruce Burns (R) | Yes | | H 29 | Jerry Iekel (R) | | | H 51 | Rosie Berger (R) | | | S 22 | John Schiffer (R) | Yes | | H 30 | Jack Landon Jr. (R) | | | H 40 | Mike Madden (R) | |
| | South Central WY Legislators | 2/12/2007 | | S 9 | Mike Massie (D) | Yes | | H 13 | Jane Warren (D) | | | H 45 | Kevin A. White (R) | | | S 10 | Phil Nicholas (R) | Yes | | H 14 | Kermit C. Brown (R) | | | H 46 | Jim Slater (R) | | | S 11 | Bill Vasey (D) | Yes | | H 15 | George Bagby (D) | | | H 47 | William Steward (R) | |
| | Southwest WY Legislators | 2/12/2007 | | S 12 | Rae Lynn Job (D) | Yes | | H 48 | Marty Martin (D) | | | H 16 | Pete Jorgensen (D) | | | S 13 | John Hastert (D) | Yes | | H 17 | Bernadine Craft (D) | | | H 60 | Bill Thompson (D) | | | S 14 | Stan Cooper (R) | Yes | | H 18 | Allen Jaggi (R) | | | H 39 | Stan Blake (D) | | | S 15 | Ken Decaria (D) | Yes | | H 19 | Owen Petersen (R) | | | H 49 | Saundra Meyer (D) | |
| | Central WY Legislators | 2/12/2007 | | S 16 | Pat Aullman (R) | Yes | | H 20 | Kathy Davison (R) | | | H 21 | Dan Dockstader (R) | | | S 17 | Grant C. Larson (R) | Yes | | H 22 | Monte Olsen (R) | | | H 23 | Keith Gingery (R) | |
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