Connecticut 2015 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05079 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/06/2015

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5079
January Session, 2015  LCO No. 155
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Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Introduced by:
REP. ZIOBRON, 34th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5079 

January Session, 2015

LCO No. 155

*00155*

Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES 

Introduced by:

REP. ZIOBRON, 34th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING PREVAILING WAGE THRESHOLDS.

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.