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HB133

HB133: Deadlines for State Payments (Vetoed)

Last scannedAug 22, 2026, 12:25 AM

In one sentence

This bill proposed setting specific time limits for state agencies to pay contractors and organizations, requiring interest payments if deadlines are missed.

What it does

  • Requires state agencies to pay most contracts within 45 calendar days of receiving a valid payment request.
  • Mandates that agencies pay interest on late payments starting the day after the deadline passes.
  • Forces agencies to send written notices within eight working days if they withhold payment due to problems with work or paperwork.
  • Sets similar 45-day payment deadlines for grants and reimbursement agreements given to nonprofits, cities, and Alaska Native organizations.
  • Excludes certain public construction contracts from these new rules.

Who it affects

  • State agencies that manage money and pay bills
  • Contractors who have signed deals with the state government
  • Nonprofit groups receiving grants or reimbursements
  • Municipalities and Alaska Native organizations

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill does not apply to public construction contracts covered by other laws.
  • Agencies using federal funds have different timing rules based on when they receive that money.
  • This legislation was vetoed by the governor and did not become law.

Plain language

Terms to know

Remedial actions
Steps a contractor must take to fix problems so they can get paid.
Withhold payment
When an agency keeps money from being sent because of issues with the work or paperwork.

Official record

Sources

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Official summary

PAYMENT OF CONTRACTS An Act establishing deadlines for the payment of contracts under the State Procurement Code; establishing deadlines for the payment of grants, contracts, and reimbursement agreements to nonprofit organizations, municipalities, and Alaska Native organizations; relating to reports from state agencies to the legislature detailing late payments made during 2026; relating to the state financial transactions Internet website; and providing for an effective date.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. (H) VETOED BY GOVERNOR 6/24/263151
  2. (H) 3:10 P.M. 6/15/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR3093
  3. (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y35 N52950
  4. (H) CONCUR AM OF (S) Y22 N182949
  5. (H) CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP2949
  6. (H) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND HELD2758
  7. (S) VERSION: SCS CSHB 133(FIN) AM S2739
  8. (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED2739
  9. (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE2723
  10. (S) PASSED Y15 N52723
  11. (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SCS CSHB 133(FIN) AM S2722
  12. (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/17 CAL2689
  13. (S) AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC2689
  14. (S) FIN SCS ADOPTED UC2689
  15. (S) READ THE SECOND TIME2689
  16. (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/16/20262688
  17. (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): DUNBAR, TOBIN, KAWASAKI2628
  18. (S) FN36: (DOH)2621
  19. (S) FN35: (DOH)2621
  20. (S) FN34: (DOH)2621

Changes

Amendments

12 stored

AM 1

AM NO 1 FAILED Y19 N21 2220

AM 2

AM NO 2 FAILED Y19 N21 2221

AM 3

AM NO 3 ADOPTED UC 2222

AM 4

AM NO 4 ADOPTED UC 2222

AM 5

AM NO 5 ADOPTED Y21 N19 2225

AM 6

AM NO 6 ADOPTED UC 2226

AM 7

AM NO 7 FAILED Y19 N21 2227

AM 8

AM NO 8 ADOPTED UC 2229

AM 9

AM NO 9 FAILED Y18 N22 2243

AM 10

AM NO 10 OFFERED AND WITHDRAWN 2244

AM 11

AM NO 11 FAILED Y18 N22 2245

AM 12

AM NO 12 FAILED Y19 N21 2246