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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 507 FILED ON: 1/9/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2162 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Jeffrey N. Roy |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to compliance with the prevailing wage laws of the Commonwealth. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Jeffrey N. Roy10th Norfolk1/9/2025Chynah Tyler7th Suffolk2/18/2025Paul McMurtry11th Norfolk2/18/2025Jason M. LewisFifth Middlesex2/21/2025Dennis C. Gallagher8th Plymouth2/21/2025William F. MacGregor10th Suffolk2/21/2025Brian W. Murray10th Worcester2/21/2025Rob Consalvo14th Suffolk2/21/2025Richard G. Wells, Jr.7th Norfolk2/21/2025Sean Reid11th Essex2/21/2025Patrick Joseph Kearney4th Plymouth2/21/2025David Paul Linsky5th Middlesex3/4/2025Kathleen R. LaNatra12th Plymouth3/4/2025Rodney M. Elliott16th Middlesex3/4/2025Colleen M. Garry36th Middlesex3/4/2025Sally P. Kerans13th Essex3/4/2025Michael D. BradySecond Plymouth and Norfolk3/4/2025Vanna Howard17th Middlesex3/4/2025 2 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | James C. Arena-DeRosa8th Middlesex3/4/2025Manny Cruz7th Essex3/4/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 507 FILED ON: 1/9/2025 |
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| 18 | 18 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2162 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Representative Roy of Franklin, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2162) of Jeffrey |
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| 20 | 20 | | N. Roy and others relative to compliance with prevailing wage laws for offsite fabrication. |
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| 21 | 21 | | Labor and Workforce Development. |
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| 22 | 22 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 23 | 23 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 1943 OF 2023-2024.] |
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| 24 | 24 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 27 | 27 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 28 | 28 | | _______________ |
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| 29 | 29 | | An Act relative to compliance with the prevailing wage laws of the Commonwealth. |
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| 30 | 30 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 31 | 31 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 32 | 32 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 27D of chapter 149 of the General Laws is hereby amended by |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2inserting at the end thereof the following new paragraphs:- |
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| 34 | 34 | | 3 For the purposes of this section, the words “construction” and “constructed” shall include |
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| 35 | 35 | | 4offsite fabrication work for any project covered by this section. In such cases, the wage required |
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| 36 | 36 | | 5under this chapter shall be paid for such work and the requirements of Section 27B of chapter |
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| 37 | 37 | | 6149 shall apply to such work, including, but not limited to, weekly submission of certified |
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| 38 | 38 | | 7payroll records and an accompanying statement made under penalties of perjury. Penalties |
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| 39 | 39 | | 8provided under Section 27C of chapter 149 shall apply to such work. 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 9 The term “offsite fabrication” means products or items that are: (a) produced specifically |
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| 41 | 41 | | 10for a qualified project; (b) considered to be non-standard items; and (c) produced at an offsite |
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| 42 | 42 | | 11location, including, but not limited to those made or consisting of fabricated pipe, piping |
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| 43 | 43 | | 12materials or fixtures, electrical wiring, sheet metal materials, or any systems, components or |
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| 44 | 44 | | 13modular units made of any of the foregoing. Nothing in the foregoing definition of “offsite |
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| 45 | 45 | | 14fabrication” is intended to restrict application of Section 26 of chapter 149 of the General Laws |
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| 46 | 46 | | 15or to prevent the Commonwealth, or a county, town, authority or district thereof contracting for |
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| 47 | 47 | | 16the construction of public works from giving preference to offsite fabrication performed at an |
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| 48 | 48 | | 17offsite location within a specific geographical area. |
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| 49 | 49 | | 18 SECTION 2. Section 27B of chapter 149 of the General Laws is hereby amended by |
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| 50 | 50 | | 19inserting at the end thereof the following new paragraph: |
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| 51 | 51 | | 20 For any offsite fabrication work subject to this section, the contractor, subcontractor or |
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| 52 | 52 | | 21public body shall include a section in their weekly certified prevailing wage records that |
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| 53 | 53 | | 22provides: (a) the name and address of the manufacturer, shop or other type of prefabrication |
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| 54 | 54 | | 23facility where the fabrication work was performed; and (b) the name, address, and occupational |
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| 55 | 55 | | 24classifications of each mechanic, apprentice, laborer or other employee employed in the |
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| 56 | 56 | | 25performance of such work, the hours worked by, and wages paid to, each such employee. |
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| 57 | 57 | | 26 SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage. |
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