Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H2159 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 785 FILED ON: 1/13/2025
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2159
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Orlando Ramos
8	8	_________________
9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act relative to fair wages on government subsidized construction projects.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Orlando Ramos9th Hampden1/13/2025 1 of 2
16	16	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 785 FILED ON: 1/13/2025
17	17	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2159
18	18	By Representative Ramos of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2159) of
19	19	Orlando Ramos relative to fair wages on government subsidized construction projects. Labor
20	20	and Workforce Development.
21	21	[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
22	22	SEE HOUSE, NO. 1937 OF 2023-2024.]
23	23	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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25	25	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
26	26	(2025-2026)
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28	28	An Act relative to fair wages on government subsidized construction projects.
29	29	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
30	30	of the same, as follows:
31	31	1 Add New Third Paragraph to G.L. ch. 149, Section 26:
32	32	2 In the employment of mechanics and apprentices, teamsters, chauffeurs and laborers in
33	33	3the construction, reconstruction, installation, demolition, maintenance or repair of a building on
34	34	4property that is subject to a tax increment financing plan, tax credit, or tax relief provided under
35	35	5M.G.L. ch. 40, Section 59 (Tax Increment Financing Plan), Section 60 (Urban Center Housing
36	36	6Tax Increment Financing Plan), Section 60A (Manufacturing Workforce Training Tax Increment
37	37	7Financing Plan), Section 60B (Workforce Housing Special Tax Assessment Plan), M.G.L. ch.
38	38	862, Section 6J and M.G.L ch. 63, Section 38R (Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit), M.G.L. ch.
39	39	940V (Housing Development Incentive Program), and any other provision of law or regulation
40	40	10now existing or that may be adopted in the future authorizing a tax increment financing plan, tax 2 of 2
41	41	11credit, or any other form of tax relief, the rate per hour of the wages paid to mechanics and
42	42	12apprentices, teamsters, chauffeurs and laborers on such building projects shall be not be less than
43	43	13the rate or rates of wages to be determined by the commissioner in accordance with the first
44	44	14paragraph of this Section 26. Employers of such mechanics and apprentices, teamsters,
45	45	15chauffeurs and laborers shall be subject to the requirements of G.L. ch 149, Section 27B with
46	46	16respect to work performed on such building projects, and shall submit their weekly certified
47	47	17payroll reports and statements of compliance to the authority granting the tax relief in question.
48	48	18The payroll records and statements of compliance required by this Section shall be available for
49	49	19inspection by any interested party filing a written request to the granting authority for such
50	50	20inspection and copying.