Connecticut 2013 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05688 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/22/2013

                            General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5688
January Session, 2013  LCO No. 1838
Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Introduced by:
REP. WILLIAMS, 68th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5688 

January Session, 2013

LCO No. 1838

Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES 

Introduced by:

REP. WILLIAMS, 68th Dist.

AN ACT INCREASING THE PREVAILING WAGE THRESHOLDS FOR PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS.

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 public works projects required to abide by the prevailing wage laws to eight hundred thousand dollars for new construction and two hundred thousand dollars for remodeling.

Statement of Purpose: 

To increase the prevailing wage threshold for new construction and remodeling, refinishing, refurbishing, rehabilitation, alteration or repair of any public works project.