# Virginia HB569: Public works contracts; prevailing wage rate, definitions, civil penalty. Virginia HB569, Public works contracts; prevailing wage rate, definitions, civil penalty., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Michael B. Feggans (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-22 (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB569-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB569 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Public works contracts; prevailing wage rate, definitions, civil penalty. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-04-22, Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A) - Sponsor: Michael B. Feggans (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 18 (386 yes, 286 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary Prevailing wage rate for public works contracts; localities. Requires each state agency or locality, when procuring services or letting contracts for public works paid for in whole or in part by state or local funds, or when overseeing or administering such contracts for public works, to ensure that its bid specifications or other public contracts applicable to the public works require bidders, offerors, contractors, and subcontractors to pay wages, salaries, benefits, and other remuneration to any mechanic, laborer, or worker employed, retained, or otherwise hired to perform services in connection with the public contract for public works at a rate no less than the prevailing wage rate. The bill also amends the definition of "public works" to include work performed at certain institutions of higher education and to exclude work performed at a non-governmental property or facility used to provide broadband or other telecommunications services. Under the bill, a contractor or subcontractor may be liable to the Commissioner of Labor and Industry for liquidated damages for violating the prevailing wage requirements in the bill. Under the bill, any interested party shall have standing to challenge bid specifications, project agreements, or other public contracts for public works that violate the provisions of the bill. The bill requires institutions of higher education to expressly agree to comply with the public works contract requirements. Under the bill, the Commissioner shall determine the prevailing wage based on a survey of wages and benefits paid in each area, as defined in the bill, conducted every two years. The bill includes factors for the Commissioner to consider in determining a prevailing wage rate. The bill directs the Commissioner to adopt emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill. This bill is identical to SB 518. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Local surveys set public project wages: benefit, medium. Virginia's Labor Commissioner sets prevailing wages—the required pay floor—using local wage and benefit surveys every three years. Rates cover building, residential, heavy, and highway construction in each planning district. Rates cannot fall below federal Davis-Bacon rates, and the method uses the… - Wage floor for large college projects: benefit, medium. Certain public colleges with state management agreements must require prevailing wages on qualifying public works contracts. This applies to contracts worth at least $5 million and initiated after July 1, 2027. Projects must use state general funds or state general fund debt, partly or fully. Worke… - Contractors face wage reporting requirements: cost, low. Covered contractors must certify under oath each trade's wages and benefits when awarded a contract, including subcontractor pay and outside benefit plans. Contractors and subcontractors must post each trade's wage rate and change dates, then certify compliance within 10 days. Employers must keep p… - Back pay rights and contractor penalties: mixed, medium. Underpaid covered workers are owed all unpaid wages plus 8% yearly interest, starting when wages were due. Offending contractors and subcontractors cannot bid on public contracts until full repayment; willful violations are Class 1 misdemeanors. Interested parties can challenge unlawful contract te… - Public project workers gain wage protections: mixed, medium. State agencies must require prevailing wages on public works contracts above $250,000 funded partly or fully with state money. Local governments can require the same on contracts above $250,000 funded partly or fully with local money, by adopting an ordinance. Wage requirements must appear in bid s… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Michael B. Feggans (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-22 | Senate | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation | pass | 21 | 18 | | | 2026-04-22 | House | House concurred in Governor's recommendation | pass | 63 | 36 | | | 2026-03-14 | House | Conference report agreed to by House | pass | 62 | 35 | | | 2026-03-13 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate | pass | 21 | 17 | | | 2026-03-12 | Senate | Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-03-11 | House | Senate substitute rejected by House | fail | 0 | 98 | | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute | pass | 21 | 19 | | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Commerce and Labor Amendments rejected | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-09 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-03-09 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | 10 | 4 | | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 8 | 6 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 62 | 35 | | | 2026-02-13 | House | Reported from Appropriations with substitute | pass | 15 | 7 | | | 2026-02-13 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 5 | 2 | | | 2026-02-12 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations | pass | 5 | 2 | | | 2026-02-12 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and referred to Appropriations | pass | 13 | 7 | | ## Actions (63) - 2026-04-22: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-04-22: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (63-Y 36-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-04-22: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1060) (Governor) - 2026-04-22: Reenrolled bill text (HB569ER2) (House) - 2026-04-22: Reenrolled (House) - 2026-04-22: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1060 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-04-22: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-04-22: Governor's recommendation adopted (Governor) - 2026-04-13: Governor's recommendation received by House (Governor) - 2026-04-02: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB569) (House) - 2026-03-31: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-31: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-31: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-30: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB569ER) (House) - 2026-03-30: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB569) (House) - 2026-03-14: Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-03-13: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 17-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Conference Report released - 2026-03-12: House Conferees: Feggans, McQuinn, Bloxom (House) - 2026-03-12: Conferees appointed by House (House) - 2026-03-12: House acceded to request (House) - 2026-03-12: Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Conferees appointed by Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Senate Conferees: Rouse, McPike, Pillion (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Senate requested conference committee (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 98-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-03-10: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Commerce and Labor Amendments rejected (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB569) (House) - 2026-03-09: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Committee substitute printed 26109385D-S1 (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N) (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Senate committee offered (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB569) (House) - 2026-03-02: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-16: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House) - 2026-02-16: committee substitute agreed to (House) - 2026-02-16: committee substitute rejected (House) - 2026-02-16: Read second time (House) - 2026-02-15: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-13: Committee substitute printed 26107969D-H2 (House) - 2026-02-13: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N) (House) - 2026-02-13: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N) (House) - 2026-02-13: Committee substitute printed 26107448D-H1 (House) - 2026-02-13: Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay (House) - 2026-02-12: House subcommittee offered (House) - 2026-02-12: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 2-N) (House) - 2026-02-12: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and referred to Appropriations (13-Y 7-N) (House) - 2026-01-22: Fiscal Impact statement From CLG (1/22/2026 11:27 am) (House) - 2026-01-20: Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2 (House) - 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce (House) - 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104633D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1225273.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1225272.PDF) - Reenrolled, 2026-04-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1221118.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1221117.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-04-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219791.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219790.PDF) - Gov Recommendation, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219464.HTML) - Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214470.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214469.PDF) - Conference Report, 2026-03-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210121.HTML) - Substitute, 2026-03-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210118.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210117.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-03-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199613.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199612.PDF) - Amendment, 2026-03-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1190906.HTML) - Amendment, 2026-03-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1189100.HTML) - Substitute, 2026-02-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145786.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148675.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145859.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148679.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148674.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145858.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145785.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148678.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-02-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145154.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145153.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-02-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1130614.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1130613.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084990.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084989.PDF) ## Related bills - HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. 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(signed) ## Sources - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1225273.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1225272.PDF) - [Reenrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1221118.HTML) - [Reenrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1221117.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219791.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219790.PDF) - [Gov Recommendation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219464.HTML) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214470.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214469.PDF) - [Conference Report (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210121.HTML) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210118.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1210117.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199613.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199612.PDF) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1190906.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1189100.HTML) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145786.HTML) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148675.HTML) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145859.HTML) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148679.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148674.PDF) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145858.PDF) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145785.PDF) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148678.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145154.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1145153.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1130614.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1130613.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084990.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084989.PDF) ## Related - [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026) - [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026) - [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026) - [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026) - [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026) - [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB569-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).