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Bills identified by the Kansas AFL-CIO as key votes affecting working families.

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2026
Senate Restoring Local Control Over Wages on Public Construction
This bill repeals the 2013 state law that blocked Kansas cities and counties from setting wage and benefit standards on publicly funded construction projects. After Kansas eliminated its statewide prevailing wage law in 1987, local governments began adopting their own wage standards for public construction — until the legislature preempted that authority in 2013. This bill restores it. It also raises the threshold for competitive public bidding on county construction contracts from $25,000 to $100,000.
SB 436 · Senate Emergency Final Action · AFL-CIO Position: support · Weight: 8x