HSB 718 (LSB 6200HC (2) 83)

HOUSE FILE _____

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY BILL BY CHAIRPERSON SWAIM)

A BILL FOR

An Act eliminating the preference for Iowa labor in the construction of public improvements and for Iowa domestic labor in contracts for public improvements and including applicability provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  REPEAL.  Sections 73.3 and 73.4, Code 2009, are repealed.
    Sec. 2.  Section 331.341, subsection 2, Code 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  The board shall give preference to Iowa products and labor in accordance with chapter 73 and shall comply with bid and contract requirements in chapter 26.
    Sec. 3.  APPLICABILITY.  This Act applies to all public improvements and public improvement contracts entered into on or after July 1, 2010.
EXPLANATION
   This bill repeals Code section 73.3, which directs all governmental entities to give preference to Iowa labor in the constructing or building of public improvements, and requires every contract entered into by a governmental entity for such work to contain a provision requiring that preference be given to Iowa domestic labor in the constructing or building of such public improvement.
   The bill also repeals Code section 73.4, which defines “domestic laborer”. The definition is only used in Code section 73.3, which is being repealed.
   The bill makes a conforming change to Code section 331.341, subsection 2.
   The bill applies to all public improvements and public improvement contracts entered into on or after July 1, 2010.