ESSB 6040 — Concerning prompt payment in public works.

What this bill does

The state must pay a prime contractor within 30 days for work satisfactorily completed or materials delivered by a subcontractor of any tier that is a small business certified with the Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises or otherwise recognized as a women or minority-owned business. A prime contractor and each higher tier subcontractor must make payment within 10 days to its subcontractor until the subcontractor that is a small business certified or recognized as a women or minority-owned business receives payment.

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Floor votes

• House — Final Passage as Amended by the House · March 1, 2024
  95 yea · 0 nay · 3 not voting
• Senate — Final Passage as Amended by the House · March 5, 2024
  49 yea · 0 nay
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 13, 2024
  34 yea · 15 nay

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