Senate Bill 215 Printer's Number 184
PENNSYLVANIA, January 31 - PRINTER'S NO. 184
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
215
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY COSTA, FONTANA, HUGHES, BREWSTER, COLLETT,
SCHWANK, KANE, DILLON, TARTAGLIONE, STREET, CAPPELLETTI,
SANTARSIERO, KEARNEY, COMITTA AND SAVAL, JANUARY 31, 2023
REFERRED TO LABOR AND INDUSTRY, JANUARY 31, 2023
AN ACT
Amending the act of August 15, 1961 (P.L.987, No.442), entitled
"An act relating to public works contracts; providing for
prevailing wages; imposing duties upon the Secretary of Labor
and Industry; providing remedies, penalties and repealing
existing laws," further providing for remedies and penalties.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 11(e) of the act of August 15, 1961
(P.L.987, No.442), known as the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage
Act, is amended to read:
Section 11. Remedies and Penalties.--* * *
(e) (1) In the event that the secretary shall determine,
after notice and hearing as required by this section, that any
person or firm has failed to pay the prevailing wages and that
[such] the failure was intentional, [he] the secretary shall
[thereupon] notify all public bodies of the name [or names] of
[such persons or firms] the person or firm and no contract shall
be awarded to [such persons or firms] the person or firm or to
any firm, corporation or partnership in which [such persons or
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