General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5317 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 850 Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Employees Introduced by: REP. SMITH, 108th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5317 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 850 Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Employees Introduced by: REP. SMITH, 108th Dist. AN ACT REPEALING THE PREVAILING WAGE LAW. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to repeal prevailing wage requirements on public works projects. Statement of Purpose: To make the cost of public works projects more competitive and to allow the state and municipalities to save money on such projects.