Washington 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted 4 D cosponsors

SB 6040 — Concerning prompt payment in public works.

Last action — Effective date 3/26/2024.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 05, 2024. Enacted.

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High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 80% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

33 added · 40 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revised version of SB 6040 ensures that state-certified small, women-owned, and minority-owned subcontractors receive their payments within 30 days of the work being accepted by the state or municipality, regardless of when the prime contractor is paid. This change helps improve cash flow for these subcontractors, making it easier for them to manage their finances and continue operating effectively. Additionally, the amendment clarifies that any party not involved in a payment dispute is still entitled to prompt payment, reinforcing the obligation for timely compensation throughout the contracting chain. These updates aim to support diversity in public works contracting and strengthen the financial stability of smaller businesses.

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ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6040 State of Washington 68th Legislature 2024 Regular Session By Senate State Government & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Valdez, Keiser, Conway, Hasegawa, and Nobles) READ FIRST TIME 01/31/24.
S-3737.2 SENATE BILL 6040 State of Washington 68th Legislature 2024 Regular Session By Senators Valdez, Keiser, Conway, Hasegawa, and Nobles Prefiled 01/05/24.
Read first time 01/08/24.
Referred to Committee on State Government & Elections.
amending RCW 39.04.250;
and amending RCW 39.04.250.
and providing an effective date.
(b)(i) The state must pay the prime contractor within 30 days for work satisfactorily completed or materials delivered by a subcontractor of any tier that is small business certified with the office of minority and women's business enterprises under chapter 39.19 RCW, or is recognized as a women or minority-owned business enterprise in a state of Washington port, county, or municipal small business or women or minority-owned business enterprise program.
(b) Payment to subcontractors that are state certified small, women, and minority-owned, or disadvantaged business enterprises or recognized as a women or minority-owned business enterprise in a state of Washington port, county, or municipal small business or women or minority-owned business enterprise program must be paid no later than 30 days after the work is accepted by the state or municipality, regardless of when the prime contractor receives payment for work performed on the public work.
Within 10 days of receipt of payment, the prime contractor and each higher tier subcontractor must make payment to its subcontractor p.
(2) In the event of a good faith dispute over all or any portion of the amount due on a payment from the state or a municipality to p.
1 ESSB 6040 until the subcontractor that is a certified small business or recognized women or minority-owned business has received payment.
1 SB 6040 the prime contractor, or from the prime contractor or subcontractor to a subcontractor, then the state or the municipality, or the prime contractor or subcontractor, may withhold no more than ((one hundred fifty)) 150 percent of the disputed amount.
(ii) For the purposes of this subsection, when a public owner has made an incremental acceptance of a portion of a prime contract, the work of a subcontractor covered by the incremental acceptance is deemed satisfactorily complete.
(2) In the event of a good faith dispute over all or any portion of the amount due on a payment from the state or a municipality to the prime contractor, or from the prime contractor or subcontractor to a subcontractor, then the state or the municipality, or the prime contractor or subcontractor, may withhold no more than ((one hundred fifty)) 150 percent of the disputed amount.
NEW SECTION.
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This act takes effect July 1, 2025.
2 ESSB 6040
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Action History

  1. Effective date 3/26/2024.

  2. Chapter 276, 2024 Laws.

  3. Governor signed.

  4. Delivered to Governor.

  5. Speaker signed.

  6. President signed.

  7. Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.

  8. Senate concurred in House amendments.

  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3.

  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

  11. Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.

  12. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

  13. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

  14. CB - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).

  15. Executive action taken in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 8:00 AM.

  16. Public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 8:00 AM.

  17. First reading, referred to Capital Budget.

  18. Third reading, passed; yeas, 34; nays, 15; absent, 0; excused, 0.

  19. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

  20. Floor amendment(s) adopted.

  21. Held on calendar.

  22. 1st substitute bill substituted (SGE 24).

  23. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

  24. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  25. Minority; do not pass.

  26. SGE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  27. Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 1:30 PM.

  28. Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 8:00 AM.

  29. First reading, referred to State Government & Elections.

  30. Prefiled for introduction.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 13 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Final Passage as Amended by the House (#16)

Passed 49 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10000
Republican 16000
Democrat 23000
Total 49000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Billig — Yea
Hawkins — Yea
Keiser — Yea
Kuderer — Yea
Mullet — Yea
Padden — Yea
Randall — Yea
Rivers — Yea
Van De Wege — Yea
Wilson, L. — Yea
Annette Cleveland Democrat Yea
Bob Hasegawa Democrat Yea
Claire Wilson Democrat Yea
Claudia Kauffman Democrat Yea
Derek Stanford Democrat Yea
Drew Hansen Democrat Yea
Jamie Pedersen Democrat Yea
Javier Valdez Democrat Yea
Jesse Salomon Democrat Yea
Joe Nguyen Democrat Yea
John Lovick Democrat Yea
June Robinson Democrat Yea
Lisa Wellman Democrat Yea
Liz Lovelett Democrat Yea
Manka Dhingra Democrat Yea
Marko Liias Democrat Yea
Noel Frame Democrat Yea
Rebecca Saldaña Democrat Yea
Sharon Shewmake Democrat Yea
Steve Conway Democrat Yea
T'wina Nobles Democrat Yea
Victoria Hunt Democrat Yea
Yasmin Trudeau Democrat Yea
Chris Gildon Republican Yea
Curtis King Republican Yea
Drew MacEwen Republican Yea
Jeff Holy Republican Yea
Jeff Wilson Republican Yea
Jim McCune Republican Yea
John Braun Republican Yea
Judy Warnick Republican Yea
Keith Wagoner Republican Yea
Mark Schoesler Republican Yea
Matt Boehnke Republican Yea
Nikki Torres Republican Yea
Perry Dozier Republican Yea
Phil Fortunato Republican Yea
Ron Muzzall Republican Yea
Shelly Short Republican Yea

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Final Passage as Amended by the House (#4)

Passed 95 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 29001
Democrat 57000
Unaffiliated 9002
Total 95003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (98)
Member Party Vote
Chambers — Yea
Chandler — Not Voting
Cheney — Yea
Chopp — Yea
Hutchins — Yea
Kretz — Yea
Maycumber — Not Voting
Mosbrucker — Yea
Robertson — Yea
Sandlin — Yea
Wilcox — Yea
Alex Ramel Democrat Yea
Alicia Rule Democrat Yea
Amy Walen Democrat Yea
April Berg Democrat Yea
Beth Doglio Democrat Yea
Bill Ramos Democrat Yea
Brandy Donaghy Democrat Yea
Chipalo Street Democrat Yea
Chris Stearns Democrat Yea
Cindy Ryu Democrat Yea
Clyde Shavers Democrat Yea
Dan Bronoske Democrat Yea
Darya Farivar Democrat Yea
Dave Paul Democrat Yea
David Hackney Democrat Yea
Davina Duerr Democrat Yea
Debra Entenman Democrat Yea
Debra Lekanoff Democrat Yea
Emily Alvarado Democrat Yea
Gerry Pollet Democrat Yea
Greg Nance Democrat Yea
Jake Fey Democrat Yea
Jamila Taylor Democrat Yea
Jessica Bateman Democrat Yea
Joe Fitzgibbon Democrat Yea
Joe Timmons Democrat Yea
Julia Reed Democrat Yea
Julio Cortes Democrat Yea
Kristine Reeves Democrat Yea
Larry Springer Democrat Yea
Lauren Davis Democrat Yea
Laurie Jinkins Democrat Yea
Lillian Ortiz-Self Democrat Yea
Lisa Callan Democrat Yea
Liz Berry Democrat Yea
Marcus Riccelli Democrat Yea
Mari Leavitt Democrat Yea
Mary Fosse Democrat Yea
Melanie Morgan Democrat Yea
Mia Gregerson Democrat Yea
Mike Chapman Democrat Yea
Monica Jurado Stonier Democrat Yea
My-Linh Thai Democrat Yea
Nicole Macri Democrat Yea
Roger Goodman Democrat Yea
Sharlett Mena Democrat Yea
Sharon Tomiko Santos Democrat Yea
Sharon Wylie Democrat Yea
Shelley Kloba Democrat Yea
Steve Bergquist Democrat Yea
Steve Tharinger Democrat Yea
Strom Peterson Democrat Yea
Tana Senn Democrat Yea
Tarra Simmons Democrat Yea
Timm Ormsby Democrat Yea
Tina Orwall Democrat Yea
Vandana Slatter Democrat Yea
Alex Ybarra Republican Yea
Andrew Barkis Republican Not Voting
April Connors Republican Yea
Carolyn Eslick Republican Yea
Chris Corry Republican Yea
Cyndy Jacobsen Republican Yea
Dan Griffey Republican Yea
Drew Stokesbary Republican Yea
Ed Orcutt Republican Yea
Jenny Graham Republican Yea
Jim Walsh Republican Yea
Joe Schmick Republican Yea
Joel McEntire Republican Yea
Keith Goehner Republican Yea
Kevin Waters Republican Yea
Leonard Christian Republican Yea
Mark Klicker Republican Yea
Mary Dye Republican Yea
Michelle Valdez Republican Yea
Mike Steele Republican Yea
Mike Volz Republican Yea
Paul Harris Republican Yea
Peter Abbarno Republican Yea
Sam Low Republican Yea
Skyler Rude Republican Yea
Stephanie Barnard Republican Yea
Stephanie McClintock Republican Yea
Suzanne Schmidt Republican Yea
Tom Dent Republican Yea
Travis Couture Republican Yea

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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#16)

Passed 34 Yea · 15 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7300
Republican 41200
Democrat 23000
Total 341500
% of votes cast 69%31%0%0%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Billig — Yea
Hawkins — Nay
Keiser — Yea
Kuderer — Yea
Mullet — Yea
Padden — Nay
Randall — Yea
Rivers — Yea
Van De Wege — Yea
Wilson, L. — Nay
Annette Cleveland Democrat Yea
Bob Hasegawa Democrat Yea
Claire Wilson Democrat Yea
Claudia Kauffman Democrat Yea
Derek Stanford Democrat Yea
Drew Hansen Democrat Yea
Jamie Pedersen Democrat Yea
Javier Valdez Democrat Yea
Jesse Salomon Democrat Yea
Joe Nguyen Democrat Yea
John Lovick Democrat Yea
June Robinson Democrat Yea
Lisa Wellman Democrat Yea
Liz Lovelett Democrat Yea
Manka Dhingra Democrat Yea
Marko Liias Democrat Yea
Noel Frame Democrat Yea
Rebecca Saldaña Democrat Yea
Sharon Shewmake Democrat Yea
Steve Conway Democrat Yea
T'wina Nobles Democrat Yea
Victoria Hunt Democrat Yea
Yasmin Trudeau Democrat Yea
Chris Gildon Republican Yea
Curtis King Republican Yea
Drew MacEwen Republican Nay
Jeff Holy Republican Nay
Jeff Wilson Republican Nay
Jim McCune Republican Nay
John Braun Republican Nay
Judy Warnick Republican Nay
Keith Wagoner Republican Nay
Mark Schoesler Republican Nay
Matt Boehnke Republican Nay
Nikki Torres Republican Yea
Perry Dozier Republican Nay
Phil Fortunato Republican Nay
Ron Muzzall Republican Yea
Shelly Short Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 6040?
SB 6040 is sponsored by T'wina Nobles (Democrat), Bob Hasegawa (Democrat), Steve Conway (Democrat), Keiser, and Javier Valdez (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 6040?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 05, 2024. Enacted.
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