OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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HB-6378
AN ACT CODIFYING PREVAILING WAGE CONTRACT RATES.
As Amended by House "A" (LCO 7702)
House Calendar No.: 55
Primary Analyst: DD 5/5/21
Contributing Analyst(s): CW
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact: See Below
Municipal Impact: See Below
Explanation
The bill modifies the method by which the Department of Labor
(DOL) is required to determine the prevailing wage for certain trades
and occupations for building, heavy, and highway projects.
It is the current practice of the DOL to adopt prevailing wage rates
set by the USDOL.
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Any change in the cost of state and municipal
contracts affected by the prevailing wage would depend on how the
wage rates determined through the method required under the bill
differ from the USDOL rates.
In FY 20, there were 1,000 state, municipal, and private construction
projects subject to prevailing wage requirements.
House "A" changes the manner in which the DOL is required to
determine the prevailing wage for certain trades under the bill and
eliminates the costs to the DOL and the State Comptroller Fringe
Benefits account identified in the fiscal note on the underlying bill.
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Current law allows the labor commissioner to set prevailing wage rates in one of
two ways: (1) through holding a hearing to determine the prevailing wage rates on
any public work within a specified area and establishing classifications of labor, or
(2) by adopting the federally-determined prevailing wage rates. 2021HB-06378-R01-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 2
The Out Years
State Impact: See Above
Municipal Impact: See Above