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Bill May 22, 2026

AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- LABOR AND PAYMENT OF DEBTS BY CONTRACTORS

Raises the minimum threshold contract price before public works contractors are required to pay prevailing wages to their employees, from $1,000 to $100,000.

https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB7971/
Earl Read State Representative Joseph Solomon State Representative Cosponsor Brian Kennedy State Representative Cosponsor Anthony DeSimone State Representative Cosponsor Samuel Azzinaro State Representative Cosponsor Tom Noret State Representative Cosponsor
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