HB 344 KY

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Introduced

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 Chapter 337 to define "city," "prevailing wage," "prevailing wage rate," and "public works project"; permit a city to enact prevailing wage ordinances; amend KRS 65.016 to grant local governments the authority to adopt and enforce ordinances that require employers in their jurisdiction to provide leave to employees and set a higher minimum wage than state and federal rates.

• A. Moore Democratic · primary
• A. Gentry Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 introduced in House · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
3. Jan 21, 2026 to Local Government (H) · lower