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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB4751

Introduced , by Rep. Jay Hoffman

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

820 ILCS 130/2
820 ILCS 130/2.2 new

Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Restores certain provisions of the
Act to the form in which they existed before Public Act 104-17 took effect.
Provides that nothing in the Act prohibits the payment of wages and fringe
benefits for work performed under the Act that is based upon the craft and
the skill level of the laborers, mechanics, or other employees who perform
the work if the wages and fringe benefits are established and are paid in
accordance with a collective bargaining agreement or understanding between
an employer or an employer association and a bona fide labor organization
for work performed of a similar character in the locality in which the work
is performed. Effective July 1, 2026.
LRB104 20092 SPS 33543 b

A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning employment.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Prevailing Wage Act is amended by changing
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Section 2 and by adding Section 2.2 as follows:

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(820 ILCS 130/2)
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Sec. 2.
This Act applies to the wages of laborers,
8
mechanics
,
and other workers employed in any public works, as
9
hereinafter defined, by any public body and to anyone under
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contracts for public works. This includes any maintenance,
11
repair, assembly, or disassembly work performed on equipment
12
whether owned, leased, or rented.
13

As used in this Act, unless the context indicates
14
otherwise:
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"Public works" means all fixed works constructed or
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demolished by any public body, or paid for wholly or in part
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out of public funds. "Public works" as defined herein includes
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all projects financed in whole or in part with bonds, grants,
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loans, or other funds made available by or through the State or
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any of its political subdivisions, including
,
but not limited
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to: bonds issued under the Industrial Project Revenue Bond Act
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(Article 11, Division 74 of the Illinois Municipal Code), the
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Industrial Building Revenue Bond Act, the Illinois Finance

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Authority Act, the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act,
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or the Build Illinois Bond Act; loans or other funds made
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available pursuant to the Build Illinois Act; loans or other
4
funds made available pursuant to the Riverfront Development
5
Fund under Section 10-15 of the River Edge Redevelopment Zone
6
Act; or funds from the Fund for Illinois' Future under Section
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6z-47 of the State Finance Act, funds for school construction
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under Section 5 of the General Obligation Bond Act, funds
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authorized under Section 3 of the School Construction Bond
10
Act, funds for school infrastructure under Section 6z-45 of
11
the State Finance Act, and funds for transportation purposes
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under Section 4 of the General Obligation Bond Act. "Public
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works" also includes all federal construction projects
14
administered or controlled by a public body if the prevailing
15
rate of wages is equal to or greater than the prevailing wage
16
determination by the United States Secretary of Labor for the
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same locality for the same type of construction used to
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classify the federal construction project. "Public works" also
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includes (i) all projects financed in whole or in part with
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funds from the Environmental Protection Agency under the
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Illinois Renewable Fuels Development Program Act for which
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there is no project labor agreement; (ii) all work performed
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pursuant to a public private agreement under the Public
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Private Agreements for the Illiana Expressway Act or the
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Public-Private Agreements for the South Suburban Airport Act;
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(iii) all projects undertaken under a public-private agreement

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under the Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act
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or the Department of Natural Resources World Shooting and
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Recreational Complex Act; and (iv) all transportation
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facilities undertaken under a design-build contract or a
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Construction Manager/General Contractor contract under the
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Innovations for Transportation Infrastructure Act. "Public
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works" also includes all projects at leased facility property
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used for airport purposes under Section 35 of the Local
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Government Facility Lease Act. "Public works" also includes
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the construction of a new wind power facility by a business
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designated as a High Impact Business under Section
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5.5(a)(3)(E) of the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act, the
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construction of a new utility-scale solar power facility by a
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business designated as a High Impact Business under Section
15
5.5(a)(3)(E-5) of the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act, the
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construction of a new battery energy storage solution facility
17
by a business designated as a High Impact Business under
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Section 5.5(a)(3)(I) of the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act, and
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the construction of a high voltage direct current converter
20
station by a business designated as a High Impact Business
21
under Section 5.5(a)(3)(J) of the Illinois Enterprise Zone
22
Act. "Public works" also includes electric vehicle charging
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station projects financed pursuant to the Electric Vehicle Act
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and renewable energy projects required to pay the prevailing
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wage pursuant to the Illinois Power Agency Act. "Public works"
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also includes power washing projects by a public body or paid

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for wholly or in part out of public funds in which steam or
2
pressurized water, with or without added abrasives or
3
chemicals, is used to remove paint or other coatings, oils or
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grease, corrosion, or debris from a surface or to prepare a
5
surface for a coating. "Public works" also includes all
6
electric transmission systems projects subject to the Electric
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Transmission Systems Construction Standards Act. "Public
8
works" does not include work done directly by any public
9
utility company, whether or not done under public supervision
10
or direction, or paid for wholly or in part out of public
11
funds. "Public works" also includes construction projects
12
performed by a third party contracted by any public utility,
13
as described in subsection (a) of Section 2.1, in public
14
rights-of-way, as defined in Section 21-201 of the Public
15
Utilities Act, whether or not done under public supervision or
16
direction, or paid for wholly or in part out of public funds.
17
"Public works" also includes construction projects that exceed
18
15 aggregate miles of new fiber optic cable, performed by a
19
third party contracted by any public utility, as described in
20
subsection (b) of Section 2.1, in public rights-of-way, as
21
defined in Section 21-201 of the Public Utilities Act, whether
22
or not done under public supervision or direction, or paid for
23
wholly or in part out of public funds. "Public works" also
24
includes any corrective action performed pursuant to Title XVI
25
of the Environmental Protection Act for which payment from the
26
Underground Storage Tank Fund is requested. "Public works"

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also includes all construction projects involving fixtures or
2
permanent attachments affixed to light poles that are owned by
3
a public body, including street light poles, traffic light
4
poles, and other lighting fixtures, whether or not done under
5
public supervision or direction, or paid for wholly or in part
6
out of public funds, unless the project is performed by
7
employees employed directly by the public body. "Public works"
8
also includes work performed subject to the Mechanical
9
Insulation Energy and Safety Assessment Act. "Public works"
10
also includes the removal, hauling, and transportation of
11
biosolids, lime sludge, and lime residue from a water
12
treatment plant or facility and the disposal of biosolids,
13
lime sludge, and lime residue removed from a water treatment
14
plant or facility at a landfill. "Public works" also includes
15
sewer inspection projects that use a closed-circuit television
16
to identify issues in a sewer system, such as cracks in pipes,
17
root intrusion, blockages, or other structural damage. "Public
18
works" does not include projects undertaken by the owner at an
19
owner-occupied single-family residence or at an owner-occupied
20
unit of a multi-family residence. "Public works" does not
21
include work performed for soil and water conservation
22
purposes on agricultural lands, whether or not done under
23
public supervision or paid for wholly or in part out of public
24
funds, done directly by an owner or person who has legal
25
control of those lands.
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"Construction" means all work on public works involving

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laborers, workers or mechanics. This includes any maintenance,
2
repair, assembly, or disassembly work performed on equipment
3
whether owned, leased, or rented.
4

"Locality" means the county where the physical work upon
5
public works is performed, except (1) that if there is not
6
available in the county a sufficient number of competent
7
skilled laborers, workers and mechanics to construct the
8
public works efficiently and properly, "locality" includes any
9
other county nearest the one in which the work or construction
10
is to be performed and from which such persons may be obtained
11
in sufficient numbers to perform the work and (2) that, with
12
respect to contracts for highway work with the Department of
13
Transportation of this State, "locality" may at the discretion
14
of the Secretary of the Department of Transportation be
15
construed to include two or more adjacent counties from which
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workers may be accessible for work on such construction.
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"Public body" means the State or any officer, board or
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commission of the State or any political subdivision or
19
department thereof, or any institution supported in whole or
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in part by public funds, and includes every county, city,
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town, village, township, school district, irrigation, utility,
22
reclamation improvement or other district and every other
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political subdivision, district or municipality of the state
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whether such political subdivision, municipality or district
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operates under a special charter or not.
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"Labor organization" means an organization that is the

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exclusive representative of an employer's employees recognized
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or certified pursuant to the National Labor Relations Act.
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The terms "general prevailing rate of hourly wages",
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"general prevailing rate of wages" or "prevailing rate of
5
wages" when used in this Act mean the hourly cash wages plus
6
full journeyman
annualized fringe benefits for training and
7
apprenticeship programs
approved by

registered with
the
U.S.
8
Department of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training,

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Office of Apprenticeship within the U.S. Department of Labor's
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Employment and Training Administration with full journeymen
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annualized fringe benefits for
health and welfare, insurance,
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vacations
,
and pensions paid generally, in the locality in
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which the work is being performed, to employees engaged in
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work of a similar character on public works.
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(Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 6-7-23; 103-327, eff. 1-1-24;
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103-346, eff. 1-1-24; 103-359, eff. 7-28-23; 103-447, eff.
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8-4-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24; 103-1066, eff. 2-20-25; 104-17,
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eff. 7-1-26 (see Section 35-5 of P.A. 104-434 for effective
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date of P.A. 104-17); 104-23, eff. 6-30-25; 104-160, eff.
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8-14-25; revised 12-2-25.)

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(820 ILCS 130/2.2 new)
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Sec. 2.2.
Skilled laborers.
Nothing in this Act shall
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prohibit the payment of wages and fringe benefits for work
24
performed under this Act that is based upon the craft and the
25
skill level of the laborers, mechanics, or other employees who

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perform the work if the wages and fringe benefits are
2
established and are paid in accordance with a collective
3
bargaining agreement or understanding between an employer or
4
an employer association and a bona fide labor organization for
5
work performed of a similar character in the locality in which
6
the work is performed.

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Section 99.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect July 1,
8
2026.

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