Bill Text: CT HB05079 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut House Bill 5079 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Concerning Prevailing Wage Thresholds.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-17 - Public Hearing 02/24 [HB05079 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-HB05079-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 5079*
*January Session, 2015*		LCO No. 155
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Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Introduced by:
REP. ZIOBRON, 34^th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING PREVAILING WAGE THRESHOLDS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 31-53 of the general statutes be amended to increase the threshold amount for construction projects required to abide by prevailing wage laws to one million dollars for new construction and five hundred thousand dollars for remodeling.

Statement of Purpose:

To provide financial relief to the state and municipalities by increasing the threshold amount for public works projects required to pay prevailing wages.