Solar energy facilities; prevailing wage & apprenticeship requirements, state & local tax exemption.
Introduced: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Introduced
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- House
- Latest action
- Jul 21
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What it does
Solar energy facilities; prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements; state and local tax exemption; report; civil penalties. Requires each solar developer, including its contractors and subcontractors, to ensure payment at the prevailing wage rate set by the Department of Labor and Industry for any mechanic, laborer, or worker employed, retained, or otherwise hired to perform construction, maintenance, or repair work for certain electricity generating sources. The bill requires each solar developer to (i) ensure that a percentage of the total labor hours of such work is performed by qualified apprentices and (ii) employ at least one qualified apprentice if four or more individuals are…
What moved
Who is involved
- Dan HelmerLead sponsor
- Alfonso LopezCo-sponsor
- Charniele HerringCo-sponsor
- Destiny LeVere BollingCo-sponsor
- Katrina CallsenCo-sponsor
Sponsors
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