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SB490 • 2025

prevailing wage, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty

prevailing wage, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty

Labor
Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Senators Carpenter, Wirch, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer and Wall, cosponsored by Representatives Sheehan, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Billings, Brown, Clancy, Cruz, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Doyle, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Haywood, Hong, Hysell, J. Jacobson, Joers, Johnson, Kirsch, Madison, Mayadev, McCarville, McGuire, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Phelps, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spaude, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Taylor, Tenorio, Udell and Vining
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
S - Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Sen.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2025-12-04 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  3. 2025-11-07 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. 2025-10-31 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. 2025-10-21 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. 2025-10-21 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. 2025-10-21 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. 2025-10-02 Sen.

    Introduced by Senators Carpenter , Wirch , Dassler-Alfheim , Drake , Habush Sinykin , Hesselbein , L. Johnson , Keyeski , Larson , Pfaff , Ratcliff , Roys , Smith , Spreitzer and Wall ; cosponsored by Representatives Sheehan , Anderson , Andraca , Arney , Bare , Billings , Brown , Clancy , Cruz , DeSanto , DeSmidt , Doyle , Emerson , Fitzgerald , Goodwin , Haywood , Hong , Hysell , J. Jacobson , Joers , Johnson , Kirsch , Madison , Mayadev , McCarville , McGuire , Miresse , Moore Omokunde , Neubauer , Ortiz-Velez , Palmeri , Phelps , Prado , Rivera-Wagner , Roe , Sinicki , Snodgrass , Spaude , Stroud , Stubbs , Subeck , Taylor , Tenorio , Udell and Vining

  9. 2025-10-02 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development

Official Summary Text

prevailing wage, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty
Status: S - Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development