Public works
50 bills and resolutions. 8 became law, 2 were vetoed, and 26 never got a public hearing. They span 3 sessions, from the 2009–10 session to the 2025–26 session.
This is the Legislature's own subject heading, not our category, so a bill is here only if the Legislature filed it under this term. Each count comes from the bill's official history.
Latest activity
The 5 bills on this subject with the newest recorded action.
- AB 281 The employment eligibility verification program and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026
- SB 45 State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law. Last action May 13, 2026
- AB 1187 Preference in state and local government contracts and procurement for materials manufactured in the United States. (FE)
Stopped in committee. Last action Apr 8, 2026
- SB 1139 Preference in state and local government contracts and procurement for materials manufactured in the United States and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
Stopped in committee. Last action Apr 8, 2026
- AB 217 Local government competitive bidding thresholds. (FE)
Became law. Last action Apr 3, 2026
Every bill on this subject
2025–26 session: 19
- Mar 23, 2026 AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- Apr 3, 2026
- May 13, 2026 AB 281: The employment eligibility verification program and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor.
- Mar 27, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026 AB 464: Prevailing wage, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2026 AB 466: Project labor agreements and public contracts. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026 AB 1037: Retainage on public construction contracts. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2026
- Apr 8, 2026
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- May 13, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 216: Local government competitive bidding thresholds. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 287: The employment eligibility verification program and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 428: County public works notice and competitive bidding thresholds. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 465: Project labor agreements and public contracts. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2026 SB 490: Prevailing wage, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
- Mar 23, 2026
- Mar 23, 2026
- Apr 8, 2026
2011–12 session: 14
- Aug 2, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012 AB 233: An exemption from the prevailing wage law for a public works project that is not less than 85 percent privately funded in which the completed facility is dedicated to the state or a local governmental unit for conservation, recreational, or educational purposes.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012 AB 562: Limiting the authority of a city, village, or town to enact a development moratorium ordinance.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012
- Mar 23, 2012
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- Mar 23, 2012
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2009–10 session: 17
- Apr 28, 2010
- May 26, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010
- Mar 19, 2010
- Oct 9, 2009
- Apr 28, 2010 AB 654: Requiring local units of government to use the qualifications-based selection process for certain public works consulting contracts.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
- Apr 28, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010
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- May 26, 2010
- Apr 30, 2010
- Apr 28, 2010
Dates are each bill's latest recorded action. Every subject