The House Committee on Industry and Labor met today to discuss three bills. The bills were HB 2776, HB 2897, and HB 2857.
House Bill 2776 would create a special revenue funding source for the Division of Labor. This bill was laid over until later after some discussion regarding it.
House Bill 2897 would raise the amount required for competitive bidding of construction contracts by the state and its subdivisions. The bill would also entail that if an emergency is declared, then the bidding requirement can be exempted. The bill was amended by the committee. The bill was referred to the Committee on Government Organization with the recommendation that it pass as amended.
House Bill 2857 would create the West Virginia Safer Workplaces Act.
The committee is in recess until 5:30 p.m.
