South Dakota legislation · 100th Legislature (2025)
South Dakota HCR6002: Urging the United States Congress and the President of the United States to remove the requirement of a project labor agreement for federal construction projects.
Status: Passed both chambers, February 12, 2025
What the bill says
An Act A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, Urging the United States Congress and the President of the United States to remove the requirement of a project labor agreement for federal construction projects.
From the enrolled text:
An Act A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, Urging the United States Congress and the President of the United States to remove the requirement of a project labor agreement for federal construction projects. WHEREAS, Executive Order 14063, signed on February 4, 2022, requires the use of a project labor agreement for a construction project that is contracted with the federal government and has a total estimated cost of thirty-five million dollars or more; and WHEREAS, a project labor agreement, as provided for in 48 C.F.R. § 22.502, is a pre-hire collective bargaining agreement with a labor organization; and WHEREAS, in awarding a contract for a construction project, a federal agency shall require a contractor or subcontractor engaged in a federal government construction project to agree to negotiate or become a party to a project labor agreement with a labor organization; and WHEREAS, the Ellsworth Air Force Base, located in South Dakota, is a federal property that will require a contract with the federal government for construction projects on the base; and WHEREAS, South Dakota is a right-to-work state and does not require a person to join a labor organization; and WHEREAS, the requirement of a project labor agreement would prohibit South Dakotans who are not members in a labor organization from being able to work on construction projects on the Ellsworth Air Force …
Sponsors
- Taffy Howard (R, 34) · primary sponsor
- Terri Jorgenson (R, HD-029) · primary sponsor
- Heather Baxter (R, HD-034)
- John Carley (R, SD-029)
- Randy Deibert (R, SD-031)
- Mike Derby (R, HD-034)
- May, Liz (R, 27)
- Scott Moore (R, HD-023)
- Carl Perry (R, 03)
- Kathy Rice (R, HD-029)
Latest actions
- : Concurred in Resolution
- : Concurred in Resolution
- : Scheduled for hearing
- : First read in Senate and referred to Military and Veterans Affairs
- : Adopt Resolution
- : Adopt Resolution
- : Scheduled for hearing
- : Referred to Military and Veterans Affairs
- : First Reading House
Votes
- Concurred in Resolution (February 21, 2025): 31 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Concurred in Resolution (February 19, 2025): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Adopt Resolution (February 12, 2025): 63 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Adopt Resolution (February 10, 2025): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: House Concurrent Resolution
Common questions
- What is HCR6002?
- HCR6002 is a bill in the South Dakota Legislature (100th Legislature (2025)): Urging the United States Congress and the President of the United States to remove the requirement of a project labor agreement for federal construction projects.
- What does HCR6002 do?
- In its own words: An Act A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, Urging the United States Congress and the President of the United States to remove the requirement of a project labor agreement for federal construction projects.
- What is the status of HCR6002?
- Passed both chambers as of February 12, 2025. Latest action: Concurred in Resolution (February 21, 2025).
- Who sponsored HCR6002?
- Taffy Howard (R, 34), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HCR6002?
- On the South Dakota Legislature website: https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/25626
Source: official South Dakota record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.