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.