Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
SB 93: Common construction wage.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
SB 93 is a bill introduced in the Indiana Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Common construction wage. Primary sponsor: Jim Tomes (Republican), Rick Niemeyer (Republican), Dan Dernulc (Republican). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 30, 2025): Senators Becker and Bohacek added as coauthors.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Requires any firm, individual, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation that is awarded a contract, after June 30, 2025, by the state, a political subdivision, or a municipal corporation for the construction of a public work, and any subcontractor of the construction, to pay a scale of wages that is not less than the common construction wage. Establishes a process for determining the common construction wage. Provides that a contractor or subcontractor who knowingly fails to pay the common construction wage commits a Class B misdemeanor. Provides that a public work project may not be artificially divided into two or more projects to avoid the application of the common construction wage requirements. Provides that a person who unlawfully divides a public work project commits a Class A infraction. Repeals a chapter regarding the effect of the repeal of the common construction wage statute by legislation enacted in 2015 and a chapter regarding wage scales for public works projects. Makes corresponding changes.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 6
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Tomes | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 49 |
| Rick Niemeyer | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 6 |
| Dan Dernulc | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 1 |
| Vaneta Becker | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 50 |
| Mike Bohacek | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 8 |
| Greg Goode | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 38 |
| Rodney Pol | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 4 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Senators Becker and Bohacek added as coauthors
- Senator Goode added as coauthor
- Senator Pol added as coauthor
- Senator Tomes added as third author
- First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor
- Authored by Senators Dernulc and Niemeyer