HB5372 Summary

• Adds snow plowing to the definition of "public works" under the Prevailing Wage Act, requiring public bodies to pay prevailing wage rates to snow plow workers.

• Expands the prevailing wage requirement to cover "all snow plowed" work performed by public bodies or paid for with public funds, consistent with existing public works wage standards.

• Includes maintenance, repair, assembly, and disassembly work on snow plowing equipment within the scope of prevailing wage requirements.

• Establishes that home rule units cannot regulate wages in a manner inconsistent with the Prevailing Wage Act, limiting concurrent home rule powers over wage regulation.

• Takes effect immediately upon becoming law.