BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

HB 1527: Public contract wages

Requiring living wages on public contracts.

Summary

Requires state contractors and subcontractors to pay their employees a living wage rate.
Specifies that the living wage rate is $10 per hour if health benefits are provided, or $11.50 per hour if health benefits are not provided.
Requires that the living wage rate be adjusted annually for inflation.

From the House Bill Analysis (HB 1527), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to providing living wages on public contracts;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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