News for Legislation
Action needed now on SHB 1395
Substitute House Bill 1395 was added to the floor calendar on March 5 and will likely be heard very soon.
Posted on: 03/06/2019
AGC files suit over prevailing-wage legislation
On January 23, 2019, AGC of Washington filed suit to overturn recently-enacted legislation (SB 5493) that dramatically changes how prevailing wages are set in the state.
Posted on: 01/29/2019
Sen. Sharon Brown, AGC’s 2018 Legislator of the Year
AGC’s Government Affairs Committee is pleased to announce that State Senator
Sharon Brown is AGC of Washington’s 2018 Legislator of the Year.
Posted on: 01/02/2019
Congress could head to a partial government shutdown
What contractors should do in the event of a shutdown
Posted on: 12/20/2018
AGC seeks changes to new prevailing-wage law
The Legislature passed legislation that changed the way prevailing wages are set, saying that the prevailing wage will be the wage set by collective-bargaining agreements for those trades and in those counties with CBAs.
Posted on: 11/05/2018
AGC urges a NO vote on Initiative 1631
AGC is urging a NO vote on Initiative 1631, the carbon tax measure, and has officially joined the No on 1631 Coalition working across Washington to defeat this unfair tax measure in November.
Posted on: 09/11/2018
Attorney General’s Office agrees to consider legality of Education Special District 112’s Construction Services Group
The Washington State Attorney General’s Office has agreed to look into the procurement practices of Educational Special District 112’s Construction Services Group, and to issue a non-binding opinion on whether it school districts that contract with the group must comply with Washington’s competitive procurement procedures in doing so.
Posted on: 09/06/2018
Changes in prevailing wage rates to take effect Aug. 31
As it is required to do every February and August, the Department of Labor and Industries has posted new prevailing wages, and among them are some significant changes.
Posted on: 08/29/2018
New Washington workplace laws now in effect
The Washington legislature closed out its 2017-2018 legislative session by passing several new employment-related bills that Governor Inslee signed into law....
Posted on: 07/02/2018
Sign the petition to support transparency in government negotiations
AGC supports Initiative 1608 and urges you and others within your company to sign the petition to support transparency in government.
Posted on: 06/05/2018
Heads up: New paid family/medical leave taxes begin Jan. 1, 2019
Taxes to fund the paid family- and medical-leave program passed by the Legislature last year will be collected starting Jan. 1, 2019 -- but the benefits won’t be available to be taken until Jan. 1, 2020.
Posted on: 04/23/2018
Pay equity, sexual harassment and other HR bills signed into law
In the legislative session that concluded earlier this month, the Legislature passed these measures that have since been signed into law by the Governor.
Posted on: 03/28/2018
House Transportation Chair Judy Clibborn among high-profile retirements
Rep. Judy Clibborn (D-41), long-time chair of the House Transportation Committee and a key architect of the $16 billion transportation package passed in 2015, announced her retirement from the Washington State Legislature.
Posted on: 03/12/2018
Legislative session recap: Billions in construction spending; no new taxes
The 2018 Legislative session ended right on time last week – the first time since 2014 that a special session wasn’t required.
Posted on: 03/12/2018
AGC ACTION ALERT: Ask your Senator to help defeat anti-contracting-out legislation (HB 1851)
Help defeat an anti-contracting out piece of legislation by contacting your State Senator today!
Posted on: 02/28/2018
AGC ACTION ALERT: Support the King Amendment to remove CWA/PLA from carbon-tax bill
Urge your State Senator to SUPPORT the King Amendment to remove CWA/PLA from the carbon-tax bill (SB 6203)
Posted on: 02/28/2018
President unveils $200 billion infrastructure plan
On Monday, President Trump unveiled his $200 billion “Legislative Outline for Rebuilding Infrastructure in America.”
Posted on: 02/12/2018
Contact President, Congress to oppose government-mandated project labor agreements
By way of background, AGC of America has again urged President Trump to rescind President Obama’s project labor agreement (PLA) executive order and replace it with a new order.
Posted on: 02/12/2018
B&O, capital gains tax bills back on the table in Olympia
Two new bills involving capital gains and B&O taxes were introduced relatively late in the legislative session. Both are opposed by AGC.
Posted on: 02/12/2018
Capital Budget and “Hirst fix” pass Legislature
AGC applauds passage of the long-delayed 2017-2019 State Capital Budget as well as passage of the water-rights “Hirst fix.”
Posted on: 01/30/2018
AGC honors Senator Lynda Wilson as Legislator of the Year
AGC presented its 2017 Legislator of the Year Award to Senator Lynda Wilson during its January 26 Annual Convention.
Posted on: 01/29/2018
Legislature passes $4B construction budget, water-rights bill
State lawmakers late Thursday approved a $4.3 billion construction budget and legislation to address a rural water-rights debate that had stalled the spending plan since the spring of 2017.
Posted on: 01/19/2018
Final sick-leave rule is out: What you need to know
AGC is sponsoring a presentation and webinar by Darren Feider of Sebris Busto to answer all your questions about the new paid sick leave law that takes effect on Jan. 1, 2018.
Posted on: 10/23/2017
L&I cuts retainage release time in half
At the urging of AGC, key legislators pressured L&I to reduce the amount of time the department had been taking to complete its share of the retainage release process.
Posted on: 10/10/2017
No action on capital budget, Hirst fix
Key legislators were recently in Olympia attempting to negotiate an agreement on legislation addressing the Hirst water-rights court decision.