FIRST REGULAR SESSION

HOUSE BILL NO. 97

97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVES WHITE (Sponsor) AND BURLISON (Co-sponsor).

0239H.01I                                                                                                                                                  D. ADAM CRUMBLISS, Chief Clerk

AN ACT

To amend chapter 215, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to the prevailing wage on low-income housing.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:

            Section A. Chapter 215, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 215.042, to read as follows:

            215.042. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, for any housing eligible for a housing tax credit, the commission shall not require a prevailing hourly wage to be paid to any contractor for any work performed on such housing if such housing is located in an area declared to be a disaster area by the governor of the state.

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