2009 House Bill 5522

Repeal “prevailing wage” law

Introduced in the House

Oct. 20, 2009

Introduced by Rep. David Agema (R-74)

To repeal the state “prevailing wage” law, which prohibits awarding government contracts to contractors who submit the lowest bid unless the contractor pays "prevailing wages," which are based on union pay scales in a particular part of a geographic region. These wage rates may be above the market rate in other parts of the region.

Referred to the Committee on Labor