Government contracts-labor organization.
Wyoming's SF 53 bans government entities from requiring or favoring union membership in construction contracts. It prohibits state agencies, counties, schools, and other public bodies from including terms that force contractors to join labor organizations or discriminate based on union status for projects like building construction, repairs, or infrastructure work. The law applies to all construction-related contracts and grants awarded after July 1, 2019, with exemptions only allowed if an imminent health or safety threat requires them. This directly affects contractors bidding on public construction projects across Wyoming.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Jan 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2019
Last action Feb 27, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 23, 2019
How they voted
17–4
Passed
Total votes 21
Jan 23, 2019
D
Democratic2
100% Nay
R
Republican19
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
1
Feb 12, 2019
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H03 - Revenue
lower
Jan 23, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (17-4)
senate
Jan 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Jan 17, 2019
Upper · Passed
S07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0
upper
Jan 10, 2019
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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