Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3881
Adds school districts that apply for and receive a matching fund grant from the Department of Education to the definition of "qualifying agency" for the purpose of applying apprenticeship requirements in connection with constructing public improvement projects.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Digest: Adds some schools to what counts as a "qualifying agency" so that a requirement to use apprentices in school construction projects will apply to those schools. Takes effect 91 days after the session ends. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.6). Adds school districts[<i>, education service districts and public charter schools</i>]<b> that apply for and receive a matching fund grant from the Department of Education</b> to the definition of "qualifying agency" for the purpose of applying apprenticeship requirements in connection with constructing public improvement projects. [<i>Specifies demonstrations that contractors must make to a qualifying agency as part of the qualifying agency's responsibility determination. Specifies exemptions for contractors that enter into project labor agreements with school districts</i>]<b> Provides that school districts that are qualifying agencies must retain in the school district general fund the amount of any reduction in payment to a contractor as a consequence of the contractor's failure to meet apprenticeship requirements</b>. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
7 co-sponsors
Lisa Fragala, Zach Hudson, Travis Nelson, Lesly Muñoz, Mark Gamba, Rob Nosse, Paul Evans
In the Senate
Sponsor
Chief co-sponsor
1 co-sponsor
Its course
February 27 to June 27, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action11 actions on 9 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 27 to Jun 27 · stopped120 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 27 to Mar 45 days
Labor and Workplace StandardsMar 4 to Apr 1542 days
RulesApr 15 to May 2742 days
Ways and MeansMay 27 to Jun 27 · stopped31 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted May 27
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 27 – Jun 27
- Feb 27Introduced
- Mar 4Sent to Labor and Workplace Standards
- Mar 19Heard in Labor and Workplace Standards
- Apr 9Heard in Labor and Workplace Standards
- Apr 15Labor and Workplace Standards reported it without a recommendation, and that it go to Rules
- Sent to Rules
- May 14Heard in Rules
- May 21Heard in Rules
- May 27Rules recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
- Sent to Ways and Means
- Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 11 actions, as published
- Feb 27First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Mar 4Referred to Labor and Workplace Standards.House of Representatives
- Mar 19Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Apr 9Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Apr 15Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Rules.House of Representatives
- Apr 15Referred to Rules by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
- May 14Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- May 21Work Session held.House of Representatives
- May 27Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- May 27Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
- Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives