E2SSB 5061 — Requiring certain wages in public works contracts to be at least the prevailing wage in effect when the work is performed.

What this bill does

Requires public works contracts to include annual adjustments to the minimum hourly wage for laborers, workers, and mechanics based on the latest prevailing wage rate, with some exceptions, rather than basing those wages on the prevailing wage rate in effect at the time of the applicable contract bid or award.

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Floor votes

• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 12, 2025
  35 yea · 13 nay · 1 not voting
• Senate — Final Passage · February 12, 2026
  30 yea · 19 nay

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