HB 133: 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. - Alaska

CSHB 133(FIN) am → Enrolled HB 133 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was finalized and formatted for enactment, removing committee-specific headers and adding the official 'Laws of Alaska' title page. The substantive policy text remains consistent between versions, establishing 45-day payment deadlines for state contracts and grants, with interest penalties for late payments.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains unchanged; it applies to state agencies paying contractors, nonprofit organizations, municipalities, and Alaska Native organizations, with specific exemptions for public construction contracts and the homeland security division.

TECHNICAL

Removed committee-specific headers, dates, and sponsor lists, replacing them with the official 'Laws of Alaska' title page and chapter placeholder required for enrolled legislation.

Reformatted the bill text to align with standard legal publication styles, removing line numbers and internal markup symbols used during the legislative process.

REQUIREMENT

Added a specific exemption for the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management within the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs, requiring them to make reasonable efforts to comply with payment deadlines.

Clarified the interest penalty trigger for withheld payments, specifying it starts from the 45th calendar day if payment is not made after remedial actions are completed.

CSHB 133(FIN) → CSHB 133(FIN) am · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to increase the deadline for state agencies to pay contractors and grant recipients from 30 days to 45 days. This change applies to contracts, grants, and reimbursement agreements for nonprofit, municipal, and Alaska Native organizations. Additionally, the text was updated to include new reporting requirements regarding late payments made during 2026.

Scope change

The payment deadline requirement now applies to a broader timeframe (45 days instead of 30), and the bill's scope was expanded to include reporting on late payments made in 2026.

TIMELINE

The standard payment deadline for state contracts and grants was extended from 30 calendar days to 45 calendar days.

The deadline for paying withheld funds after remedial actions were completed was extended from 30 days to 45 days.

REQUIREMENT

New provisions require agencies to report to the legislature on late payments made during 2026.

TECHNICAL

The bill title and header were updated to reflect the amendments and include the new reporting requirement.

CSHB 133(STA) → CSHB 133(FIN) · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to change the committee responsible for its review from State Affairs to Finance, and the committee report date was updated to reflect the current legislative session. The core legal text regarding payment deadlines and interest rates for contractors remains unchanged.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain the same; only the procedural metadata regarding committee assignment and dates were updated.

TECHNICAL

The committee handling the bill was changed from the House State Affairs Committee to the House Finance Committee.

The offer date was updated from January 30, 2026, to April 10, 2026.

The referral status was updated from 'Finance' to 'Rules'.

The internal bill identifier was updated from 'HB0133c' to 'HB0133d' to reflect the new version.

The document version code was updated from 'STA' (State Affairs) to 'FIN' (Finance) and the tracking code from 'S' to 'Q'.

CSHB 133(CRA) → CSHB 133(STA) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was reclassified from the House Community and Regional Affairs Committee to the House State Affairs Committee, and the offering date was updated to reflect a new legislative session. The core policy text regarding payment deadlines and interest rates for state contracts and grants remains substantively unchanged, though the document versioning and committee attribution were updated.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; only the committee assignment and session metadata were modified.

TECHNICAL

The bill title was updated from 'CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 133(CRA)' to 'CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 133(STA)', indicating a change in the originating committee from Community and Regional Affairs to State Affairs.

The offering date was changed from 4/30/25 to 1/30/26, and the referral information was adjusted to reflect the new committee assignment.

The footer page numbers and version identifiers were updated from HB0133b/CSHB 133(CRA) to HB0133c/CSHB 133(STA) to track the document's revision history.

HB 133 → CSHB 133(CRA) · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reclassified from a House Bill to a Committee Substitute, shifting the sponsor from individual representatives to the House Community and Regional Affairs Committee. The effective date was moved from March to late April 2025. The most significant policy change is the extension of the payment deadline for grants and reimbursement agreements to nonprofit and Native organizations from 21 days to 30 days, aligning these timelines with the deadline for standard state contracts.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding payment deadlines for grants and reimbursement agreements was expanded to apply to a wider range of recipients (nonprofits, municipalities, and Alaska Native organizations) with a longer timeframe for payment.

TIMELINE

The deadline for agencies to pay grants and reimbursement agreements to nonprofits and Native organizations was extended from 21 days to 30 days.

The deadline for agencies to pay withheld amounts after remedial actions were completed was extended from 21 days to 30 days.

The interest penalty period for late payments on withheld amounts was extended from the 21st day to the 30th day.

TECHNICAL

The bill was reclassified as a Committee Substitute (CSHB) with the sponsor listed as the House Community and Regional Affairs Committee instead of individual representatives.

The bill's introduction date was changed from March 12, 2025, to April 30, 2025.

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