VA SB 370
Status unknownPrevailing wage rate for public works contracts; civil penalties.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did VA SB 370 pass?
The current status of VA SB 370 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-02): Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (SB518-Rouse) (15-Y 0-N)
What is VA SB 370 about?
Prevailing wage rate for public works contracts; civil penalties. Provides that the prevailing wage rate required to be paid under certain contracts for public works shall not be less than the applicable prevailing wage rate determined by the U.S. Secretary of Labor under federal law. The bill subjects any contractor or subcontractor who fails to pay the prevailing wage rate for public works contracts as required by existing law to a civil penalty of $500 for each day on which such underpayment occurs and disqualifies such contractor or subcontractor from bidding on public contracts until three years after the final date on which such underpayment occurs. The bill revises the requirements for a contractor or subcontractor to submit certain payroll information to the Department of Labor and Industry and creates certain civil penalties for first and second or subsequent failures to meet such requirements.
Who sponsors VA SB 370?
Jennifer D. Carroll Foy is the primary sponsor of VA SB 370.
Description
Prevailing wage rate for public works contracts; civil penalties. Provides that the prevailing wage rate required to be paid under certain contracts for public works shall not be less than the applicable prevailing wage rate determined by the U.S. Secretary of Labor under federal law. The bill subjects any contractor or subcontractor who fails to pay the prevailing wage rate for public works contracts as required by existing law to a civil penalty of $500 for each day on which such underpayment occurs and disqualifies such contractor or subcontractor from bidding on public contracts until three years after the final date on which such underpayment occurs. The bill revises the requirements for a contractor or subcontractor to submit certain payroll information to the Department of Labor and Industry and creates certain civil penalties for first and second or subsequent failures to meet such requirements.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-02-02 — Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (SB518-Rouse) (15-Y 0-N)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foyprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-13
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102850D
filing,introduction
2026-01-13
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
referral-committee
2026-02-02
Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (SB518-Rouse) (15-Y 0-N)
Versions
- IntroducedCompare
Documents
Votes
Incorporated by Commerce and Labor
2026-02-02 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (15)
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: yes
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Adam P. Ebbin: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- Bryce E. Reeves: yes
- Bill DeSteph: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Mark J. Peake: yes
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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