AN ACT relating to local regulatory actions.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 82 to define "city," "project labor agreement," and "public construction project"; permit a city to establish a mandatory preference for awarding public construction project contracts to unions through a negotiated project labor agreement; permit cities to negotiate wages that are higher than the state or federal minimum wage as a condition of the project labor agreement; create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to define "city," "prevailing…

Introduced: February 4, 2025

Last action: February 7, 2025

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This bill would give Kentucky cities new authority to set their own labor and housing rules that go beyond state or federal standards. Cities could require project labor agreements on public construction contracts, set prevailing wages for public works projects, require employers to provide employee leave, set a local minimum wage higher than the state or federal rate, and extend the time tenants have between receiving an eviction notice and their court hearing. Who it may affect: construction workers, private-sector employees, renters facing eviction, local governments, and employers operating within city limits.

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