Senate Democrats Provide Critical, Unanimous Support for Passage of Senate Bill 908 as a Key Victory for Pennsylvania’s Workers

HARRISBURG, PA - June 10, 2026 − Today, Senate Democrats provided critical and necessary support for the successful passage of Senate Bill 908, which ensures that work done on public projects is included in the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act.

This bill, long championed by Senator Tina Tartaglione, ensures that off-site fabrication, including HVAC, sheet metal, and plumbing, among other work, must still meet Pennsylvania's prevailing wage standards, ending a practice that allowed workers to be paid less for projects that would pay more if they were done onsite. The bill further ends the practice of split rates, where a worker is paid two different rates for the same job on the same day.

Senate Democrats united to defeat three amendments on the floor that would have rendered the bill unpassable. These amendments would have prevented workers from receiving proper and lawful wages.

In response to the passage of SB 908, Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa offers the following statement:

"As steadfast supporters of Pennsylvania's workers, Senate Democrats were pleased to get Senator Tartaglione's legislation out of the Senate and to the House for consideration. This bill reflects our longstanding commitment to ensure that the hard-working men and women who contribute their labor to public projects are appropriately compensated for their skills and time. Our caucus is proud to stand with skilled Pennsylvania craftspeople, and we look forward to continuing to fight alongside our unions for prevailing wages."

Further on the passage of SB 908, Senator Tina Targalione added the following:

"For too long, skilled Pennsylvania workers have been denied prevailing wage protections simply because critical parts of a public construction project were completed off-site. Senate Bill 908 modernizes our prevailing wage law to reflect the realities of today's construction industry and ensures that workers performing custom fabrication work receive the fair wages they have earned. I am grateful to Leader Costa and my Senate Democratic colleagues for standing with Pennsylvania's tradesmen and tradeswomen and helping move this important legislation one step closer to becoming law."

Learn more about the PA Senate Democrats' commitment to affordability for every Pennsylvanian here.

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