Senate approves bill requiring prevailing wage for custom fabrication tied to public works despite opposition

Assembly Bill 213, as amended, passed the Nevada Senate on May 29, 2025, and was ordered to the Assembly. The bill requires that workers who perform custom fabrication on public work projects or for certain government performance contracts be paid the prevailing wage and treats those workers as being employed on the public work regardless of the fabrication location. The final floor tally announced by the clerk was 13 yes votes and 8 no votes.

Senator Winn described the amended bill, saying it “provides that workers perform custom fabrication on public work projects or for certain government performance contracts must be paid the prevailing wage” and that the bill treats such workers as employed on the public work regardless of location.

Senator Titus spoke in strong opposition on the floor, arguing that the bill “imposes burdensome and unenforceable regulations on Nevada's public work projects, threatening our state's economic vitality.” She said requiring custom fabrication to occur in-state for projects in counties with populations over 100,000 is impractical, that mandating prevailing wages regardless of where work is performed would “inflate costs and create compliance nightmares,” and that record-keeping requirements would increase administrative costs without clear benefit. Titus urged senators to vote no, saying the bill’s approach “ignores the realities of global supply chains” and risks deterring investment in public works.

After the roll call, the clerk reported 13 yeses and 8 nos; the Senate declared AB 213 passed and ordered it to the Assembly.

The transcript records the sponsor’s description and the recorded floor opposition; the bill text and fiscal note are not included in the transcript excerpts and are therefore not specified here other than the sponsor and opponent descriptions recorded on the floor.