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Adjourned sine die. The bill was pending when the session ended, so it did not pass.

Last action · January 21, 2026

To Local Government (H)

Introduced January 13, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB344

AN ACT relating to local government.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 82 to define "city," "project workforce agreement," and "public construction project"; permit a city to establish a mandatory preference for awarding public construction project contracts to a contractor or group of contractors registered with an apprenticeship and training program; permit cities to negotiate wages that are higher than the state or federal minimum wage as a condition of the project workforce agreement; create a new section of KRS…

Charter County Government Cities Cities, First Class Cities, Home Rule Class Consolidated Local Governments Contracts Counties Counties, Urban Labor and Industry Local Government Public Works Unified Local Governments Wages and Hours

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This bill would allow Kentucky cities and local governments to set their own rules on certain labor matters, including requiring contractors on public construction projects to use registered apprenticeship programs, paying workers above the state or federal minimum wage on those projects, and establishing local prevailing wage standards. It would also let local governments require employers in their area to provide employee leave and set a higher minimum wage than what state or federal law…

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