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H2159 • 2025

An Act relative to fair wages on government subsidized construction projects

An Act relative to fair wages on government subsidized construction projects

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Sponsor
Orlando Ramos
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 fair wages on government subsidized construction projects

An Act relative to fair wages on government subsidized construction projects By Representative Ramos of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to fair wages on government subsidized construction projects By Representative Ramos of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2159) of Orlando Ramos relative to fair wages on government subsidized construction projects.
  • 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 fair wages on government subsidized construction projects
By Representative Ramos of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2159) of Orlando Ramos relative to fair wages on government subsidized construction projects. Labor and Workforce Development.

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Bill H.2159

Add New Third Paragraph to G.L. ch. 149, Section 26:

In the employment of mechanics and apprentices, teamsters, chauffeurs and laborers in the construction, reconstruction, installation, demolition, maintenance or repair of a building on property that is subject to a tax increment financing plan, tax credit, or tax relief provided under M.G.L. ch. 40, Section 59 (Tax Increment Financing Plan), Section 60 (Urban Center Housing Tax Increment Financing Plan), Section 60A (Manufacturing Workforce Training Tax Increment Financing Plan), Section 60B (Workforce Housing Special Tax Assessment Plan), M.G.L. ch. 62, Section 6J and M.G.L ch. 63, Section 38R (Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit), M.G.L. ch. 40V (Housing Development Incentive Program), and any other provision of law or regulation now existing or that may be adopted in the future authorizing a tax increment financing plan, tax credit, or any other form of tax relief, the rate per hour of the wages paid to mechanics and apprentices, teamsters, chauffeurs and laborers on such building projects shall be not be less than the rate or rates of wages to be determined by the commissioner in accordance with the first paragraph of this Section 26.

Employers of such mechanics and apprentices, teamsters, chauffeurs and laborers shall be subject to the requirements of G.L. ch 149, Section 27B with respect to work performed on such building projects, and shall submit their weekly certified payroll reports and statements of compliance to the authority granting the tax relief in question. The payroll records and statements of compliance required by this Section shall be available for inspection by any interested party filing a written request to the granting authority for such inspection and copying.

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