04/29/2025 08:00 AM House COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS

                  HB 133-PAYMENT OF CONTRACTS                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
8:07:28 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR MEARS announced  that the first order  of business would                                                               
be HOUSE  BILL NO.  133, "An Act  establishing a  30-day deadline                                                               
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                                                               
payment   of   grants   to  named   recipients   that   are   not                                                               
municipalities; and  providing for  an effective date."   [Before                                                               
the committee,  adopted as the  working document on  4/10/25, was                                                               
the proposed  committee substitute (CS)  for HB 133,  Version 34-                                                               
LS0114\H, Dunmire, 4/7/25 "Version H".]                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
8:07:46 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR HIMSCHOOT,  as prime  sponsor, gave a  recap of  HB 133.                                                               
She said  the bill  would create a  30-day deadline  for payments                                                               
from the state to nonprofits, Tribes, and municipalities.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
8:08:41 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  HALL moved  to adopt  Amendment 1  to Version  H,                                                               
labeled 34-LS0114\H.1, Dunmire, 4/15/25, which read:                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     Page 1, line 2:                                                                                                            
          Delete "the deadline for payments and"                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
     Page 2, line 23, through page 3, line 5:                                                                                   
          Delete all material.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
     Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR MEARS objected.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
8:08:48 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  HALL  explained  that Amendment  1  would  remove                                                               
redundant language on page 2, line 23, through page 3, line 5.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
8:10:08 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The committee took an at-ease at 8:10 p.m.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
8:11:40 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR MEARS asked Representative  Hall to re-explain Amendment                                                               
1.                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
8:11:58 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  HALL restated  that  the  Amendment would  remove                                                               
Section two  entirely because  the language  is redundant  to the                                                               
overall intent of the bill.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HOLLAND  asked if section two  is redundant, where                                                               
is it covered elsewhere in the bill.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
8:13:50 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
ELLA  LUBIN,  Staff,  Representative  Rebecca  Himschoot,  Alaska                                                               
State Legislature,  on behalf of Representative  Himschoot, prime                                                               
sponsor,  said AS  36.90.200 already  establishes prompt  payment                                                               
deadlines  for private  contractors  of public  works and  public                                                               
construction projects.   Section 2  touches on subsection  (a) of                                                               
that current statute, which provides for those deadlines.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR MEARS  removed her  objection.   There being  no further                                                               
objection, Amendment 1 was adopted.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
8:15:54 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  HALL moved  to report  CSHB  133, Version  34-LS0114\H,                                                               
Dunmire,  4/7/25, as  amended, out  of committee  with individual                                                               
recommendations and  the accompanying fiscal notes.   There being                                                               
no  objection,  CSHB  133(CRA)  was reported  out  of  the  House                                                               
Community and Regional Affairs Standing Committee.