HB 1309: Adding references to contractor registration and licensing laws in workers' compensation, public works, and prevailing wage statutes.

What this bill does

Aligns certain provisions governing public works, prevailing wage, and workers' compensation with the current requirement to obtain specialty contractor licenses to perform types of work, making those provisions apply to plumbing contractors, electrical contractors, and elevator contractors.

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