2009 House Bill 5524

Repeal “prevailing wage” law

Introduced in the House

Oct. 20, 2009

Introduced by Rep. Justin Amash (R-72)

To revise the state “economic development corporations act” to reflect the repeal of the state “prevailing wage” law proposed by House Bill 5522. The “prevailing wage” law 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