nuclear power plant; employees; requirements

HB2937 - 572R - I Ver

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nuclear power plant; employees; requirements

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2937

Introduced by

Representatives
Aguilar: Abeytia, Austin, Blattman, Cavero, Connolly, Contreras L, Contreras
P, Crews, De Los Santos, Garcia, Gutierrez, Hernandez C, Hernandez L,
Liguori, Luna-N�jera, M�rquez, Mathis, Peshlakai, Sandoval, Simacek, Stahl
Hamilton, Travers, Tsosie, Villegas;� Senators Miranda, Ortiz, Sundareshan

AN
ACT

amending title 23, chapter 2, article 1,
arizona revised statutes, by adding section 23-207; relating to
employment practices.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 23, chapter 2, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 23-207, to read:

START_STATUTE
23-207.

Nuclear power plant owners or operators; skilled workforce;
requirements; rules; definitions

A. A nuclear power plant owner or
operator shall require contractors and subcontractors to use a skilled and
trained workforce that includes both of the following:

1. Registered apprentices who are
participating in an apprenticeship program that is approved by the commission
or the united states department of labor or another equivalent program as
determined by the commission in rule.

2. Skilled journeymen, who shall
comprise the following amounts of the workforce:

(
a
) On or
before January 1, 2027, thirty percent.

(
b
) On or
before January 1, 2028, forty-five percent

(
c
) On or
before January 1, 2029, sixty percent.

B. Each contractor and subcontractor
shall pay a skilled journeyman the prevailing wage for the occupation, which
must be at least the minimum wage.

C. the commission shall adopt rules:

1. To verify whether an employee,
contractor or subcontractor is a skilled journeyman.

2. To establish procedures for how to
report workplace violations.

D. If an emergent situation arises at
a nuclear power plant, employees who are not skilled journeymen may assist the
emergency situation until the emergent situation is resolved.

E. For the purposes of this section:

1.
"Commission
" means the industrial commission of Arizona.

2. "Contractor and
subcontractor" means any person or entity that enters into an agreement
with an owner or operator of a nuclear power plant to perform outage,
maintenance, repair, alteration or installation work or other work related to
outage, maintenance, repair, alteration or installation work.

3. "Nuclear power plant"
means a stationary nuclear fission-based electric generating facility
that is located in this state and that is licensed by the united states nuclear
regulatory commission.

4.
"Skilled
and trained workforce
" means a workforce in which
all workers who perform outage, maintenance, repair, alteration or installation
work at a nuclear power plant are registered apprentices or skilled journeymen.

5. "Skilled journeyman"
means an individual who is a graduate of an apprenticeship program that is
approved by the commission or the United States department of labor.
END_STATUTE

Sec. 2.
Emergency

This act is an emergency measure that
is necessary to preserve the public peace, health or safety and is operative
immediately as provided by law.