2023 House Bill 4007 / Public Act 10

Co-sponsored by Reps. Denise Mentzer (D-61), Kelly Breen (D-21), Will Snyder (D-87), Jason Morgan (D-23), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Reggie Miller (D-31), Jim Haadsma (D-44), Alabas Farhat (D-3), Tyrone Carter (D-1), Julie Rogers (D-41), Sharon MacDonell (D-56), Joey Andrews (D-38), Veronica Paiz (D-11), Matt Koleszar (D-22), Dylan Wegela (D-26), Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75), Felicia Brabec (D-33), Tullio Liberati (D-2), Amos O’Neal (D-94), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Carol Glanville (D-84), Jimmie Wilson (D-32), Jason Hoskins (D-18), Donavan McKinney (D-14), Nate Shannon (D-58), Helena Scott (D-7), Jasper Martus (D-69), Jennifer Conlin (D-48), Phil Skaggs (D-80), Natalie Price (D-5), Christine Morse (D-40), Kristian Grant (D-82), Emily Dievendorf (D-77), Regina Weiss (D-6), Rachel Hood (D-81), Jaime Churches (D-27), Joe Tate (D-10), Laurie Pohutsky (D-17), Kara Hope (D-74), Stephanie Young (D-16), Mike McFall (D-8), Karen Whitsett (D-4), Jenn Hill (D-109), Kimberly Edwards (D-12), John Fitzgerald (D-83), Samantha Steckloff (D-19), Ranjeev Puri (D-24), Lori Stone (D-13), Abraham Aiyash (D-9), Cynthia Neeley (D-70) and Betsy Coffia (D-103)

1. Amend page 2, line 14, after “agent” by inserting “if the cost of the project is equal to or greater than $150,000.00”.

1. Amend page 2, line 14, after “agent” by inserting “if the cost of the project is greater than or equal to the following:

(i) For a project that consists solely of new construction, $250,000.00.

(ii) For a project that does not consist solely of new construction, $75,000.00”.

1. Amend page 4, following line 26, by inserting:

“Sec. 9. By 30 months after the effective date of this act, the commission shall submit a report to the legislature about the impact of this act.

Sec. 10. This act does not apply 3 years after the effective date of this act.”.

1. Amend page 4, following line 26, by inserting:

“Sec. 9. A contracting agent that is a local unit of government, public school, community college, or university may exempt itself from the requirements of this act by a majority vote of its governing body.”.

1. Amend page 4, following line 26, by inserting:

“Sec. 9. The commissioner shall prepare a report that compares contracts for state projects that were entered into after January 1, 2019 but before December 31, 2021 to similar contracts for state projects that are entered into after the effective date of this act but before 3 years after the effective date of this act. The report must include comparisons of all of the following for each contract:

(a) The total number of construction mechanics employed.

(b) The total amount of wages paid to construction mechanics.

(c) The total cost of materials.

(d) The total number of safety incidents.

(e) The length of time to complete the state project.

(f) Whether the requirements of this act increased costs and, if so, by how much.”.

1. Amend page 11, following line 6, by inserting:

“Sec. 9. The governor shall issue an updated budget recommendation that accurately reflects the negative fiscal impact of this act.”.

1. Amend page 2, after line 21 and inserting “Sec. 7 Any person, firm, or corporation or combination thereof, including the officers of any contracting agent, violating the provisions of this act is guilty of a misdemeanor.”.

2. Amend page 2,after line 21 and inserting “Sec. 8 The provisions of this act shall not apply to contracts entered into or the bids made before the effective date of this act.”.

3. Amend page 4, line 21, after “thereby.” by striking out the remainder of the bill.

1. Amend page 8, line 17, after parties by inserting “, unless the interviewee requests legal representation,”.

1. Amend page 11, following line 6, by inserting: “Enacting section 2: This amendatory act does not take effect unless HB 4037 (request no. 00784’23) of the 102nd Legislature is enacted into law.”.

1. Amend page 6, following line 19, after “this” by striking out “act” and inserting “act.” Then strike the balance of the remaining sentence.

1. Strike out section 7 and section 8.

2. Strike out section 10 through section 26.

1. Amend page 10, line 24 through page 11, line 3 by striking out section 25.

1. Amend page 5, line 14 through 19, by striking section 10.

1. Amend page 6, line 17, through page 7, line 10, by striking out section 13.

1. Amend page 7, lines 11 through 23 by striking out section 14.

1. Amend page 7, lines 24 through 29, by striking out section 15.

1. Amend page 8, lines 1 through 10, by striking out section 16.

1. Amend page 8, lines 11 through 14, by striking out section 17.

1. Amend page 8, lines 15 through 19, by striking out section 18.

1. Amend page 8, line 20, through page 9, line 4, by striking out section 19.

1. Amend page 9, lines 5 through 7, by striking out section 20.

1. Amend page 9, line 8 through page 10, line 11 by striking out section 21.

1. Amend page 10, lines 12 through 16, by striking out section 22.

1. Amend page 11, lines 4 through 6, by striking out section 26.

1. Amend page 10, lines 17 through 19, by striking out section 23.

1. Amend page 10, lines 17 through 19, by striking out section 23.