General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5089 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 124 Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: REP. LAVIELLE, 143rd Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5089 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 124 Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: REP. LAVIELLE, 143rd Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING FINANCIAL RELIEF TO THE STATE AND MUNICIPALITIES AND THE PREVAILING WAGE THRESHOLD. 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.