AN ACT CONCERNING VIOLATIONS OF PREVAILING WAGE PROVISIONS AND EXPANDING PREVAILING WAGE.

HB 5096 allows the state to withhold payments from contractors who violate prevailing wage laws, directly affecting construction contractors working on state projects. It expands public works project opportunities specifically for plumbers and pipefitters by requiring more such projects to be awarded to these trades. The bill amends state law to let the state withhold payments for violations and explicitly broadens access to public works contracts for these skilled workers. This policy change targets enforcement of wage standards and increases job opportunities for plumbing and pipefitting professionals in state-funded construction.