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H2148 • 2025

An Act relative to a public health prevailing wage exemption

An Act relative to a public health prevailing wage exemption

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Sponsor
Joseph D. McKenna
Last action
2026-04-15
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5362
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act relative to a public health prevailing wage exemption

An Act relative to a public health prevailing wage exemption By Representative McKenna of Sutton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to a public health prevailing wage exemption By Representative McKenna of Sutton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2148) of Joseph D.
  • McKenna relative to public health prevailing wage exemptions.
  • Labor and Workforce Development.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-15 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5362

  2. 2025-11-17 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 11/17/2025 from 11:00 AM-12:20 PM in B-1 and Virtual Hearing date changed

  3. 2025-11-17 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 11/17/2025 from 11:00 AM-12:20 PM in B-1

  4. 2025-11-03 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 11/17/2025 from 11:00 AM-02:00 PM in B-1

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Labor and Workforce Development

  6. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to a public health prevailing wage exemption
By Representative McKenna of Sutton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2148) of Joseph D. McKenna relative to public health prevailing wage exemptions. Labor and Workforce Development.

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Bill H.2148

SECTION 1. Chapter 149 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after section 27H, the following new section:-

Section 27I. Wages paid for work performed on the construction of a health care facility, as defined in section 25B of chapter 111, or other public health projects, as deemed by the commissioner of public health, shall not be subject to the provisions of sections 26 through 27C of this chapter.

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