LCO No. 626 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5288 January Session, 2025 LCO No. 626 Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: REP. ZUPKUS, 89th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING PREVAILING WAGE THRESHOLDS. 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 (1) increase the total cost 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, and (2) require the total cost threshold for 5 both new construction and remodeling, refinishing, refurbishing, 6 rehabilitation, alteration or repair of any public works project to be 7 indexed annually to reflect the rate of inflation. 8 Statement of Purpose: To increase the total cost threshold for certain public works projects and require such threshold to be indexed annually to reflect the rate of inflation.