General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5075 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 242 *00242* Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: REP. PISCOPO, 76th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5075 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 242 *00242* Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: REP. PISCOPO, 76th Dist. AN ACT INCREASING THE PREVAILING WAGE THRESHOLD. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That 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 work. Statement of Purpose: To provide financial relief to the state and municipalities by increasing the threshold at which public works projects will be subject to the prevailing wage laws.