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SB88 Prohibiting state government entities from including specified terms related to labor organization agreements in construction related contracts and grants.

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Prohibiting state government entities from including specified terms related to labor organization agreements in construction related contracts and grants.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

4

Overall Impact Score

Concerning

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

4
💰

Your Wallet

While proponents argue this saves money by opening bidding, PLAs often ensure quality work, apprenticeship programs, and local hiring that benefit the community long-term.

3
🏘️

Your Community

Banning PLAs undermines organized labor, reduces worker protections on state construction projects, and may lower construction quality standards.

4
⚖️

Your Freedom

Restricts the government's ability to negotiate labor agreements, which can reduce construction workers' bargaining power and workplace protections.

Status

Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 05/14/2026 House Journal 13

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

0 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Regina Birdsell (R)

The Short Version

Bans state government from requiring project labor agreements (PLAs) or union labor provisions in construction contracts and grants. Public hearing scheduled. Effectively an anti-union measure for state-funded construction.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Non-union construction companies
  • ▲ Anti-union advocates

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Construction workers who benefit from PLA protections
  • ▼ Labor unions
  • ▼ Apprenticeship programs funded through PLAs

Roll Call Detail (1 vote)

Every recorded floor vote on this bill, with each legislator's individual vote. Click a name to see that rep's full record.

Who actually supports this bill?

Across the 1 recorded vote on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans supported it ( 160 for , 16 against ) , and Democrats opposed it ( 2 for , 151 against ) .

"Supporting" means voting for passage OR voting against a kill motion. "Opposing" is the inverse. Concurs and amendment-only votes don't count.

Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-05-14
Failed

YES = Pass the bill with the attached amendment. NO = Reject the bill (as amended).

160R + 2D
Voted to Pass (162)
16R + 151D
Voted Against (167)
43
Absent
21
Not voting
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Voted Yea (162)

Republicans (160)
Democrats (2)

Voted Nay (167)

Republicans (16)
Democrats (151)
Absent (43)

Alicia Gregg (D) , Arnold Davis (R) , Barbara Comtois (R) , Beth Richards (D) , Bill Bolton (D) , Catherine Sofikitis (D) , David Nagel (R) , David Preece (D) , Denise DeDe-Poulin (R) , Dick Thackston (R) , Donald McFarlane (R) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Heather Baldwin (D) , Jaci Grote (D) , Jean Jeudy (D) , Jeffrey Tenczar (R) , Jim Fedolfi (R) , Jim Kofalt (R) , Jodi Nelson (R) , John Suiter (R) , Joseph Barton (R) , Joseph Guthrie (R) , Julie Gilman (D) , Kevin Verville (R) , Kimberly Rice (R) , Linda Haskins (D) , Loren Selig (D) , Marjorie Smith (D) , Matthew Hicks (D) , Mike Bordes (R) , Myles England (D) , Peter Varney (R) , Raymond Peeples (R) , Richard Brown (R) , Robley Hall (R) , Sanjeev Manohar (D) , Sayra Devito (R) , Sean Durkin (R) , Steven Bogert (R) , Suzanne Vail (D) , Thomas Buco (D) , Toni Weinstein (D) , Valerie McDonnell (R)

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