ASSEMBLY LABOR COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 5967

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  DECEMBER 15, 2025

      The Assembly Labor Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 5967.

      This bill amends P.L.2002, c.44 to permit a municipality, county, school district, or fire district to include the use of a project labor agreement for a public works project that does not meet the total project cost established for public works projects.

      Under current law, the minimum cost of a public works project, which may include a project labor agreement, is $5 million.  The bill does not alter the existing threshold for public works projects.