LCO No. 2172 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6738 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 2172 Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: REP. MASTROFRANCESCO, 80th Dist. AN ACT INCREASING THE PREVAILING WAGE THRESHOLD FOR REMODELING AND RENOVATION. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That subsection (h) of section 31-53 of the general statutes be 1 amended to increase the prevailing wage threshold for remodeling, 2 refinishing, refurbishing, rehabilitation, alteration or repair of any 3 public works project from one hundred thousand dollars to five 4 hundred thousand dollars. 5 Statement of Purpose: To increase the prevailing wage threshold for certain public works projects.