Good afternoon. I call this meeting of the Senate Community and Regional Affairs Committee to order. Let the record reflect
It is 1.31 p.m. On Tuesday February 3rd, 2026 present today are Senator Olson, Senator Gray Jackson, senator Yunt, myself, Sen.
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This afternoon we will hold hearings on House Bill 26 statewide public and community transit plan and Senate Bill 129 payment of contracts
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Call this committee back to order at 1.32 p.m. We are joined by senator Dunbar
So first up today, we're going to take up house bill 26 statewide public and community transit plan by
Representative Mina. This is our third hearing.
We heard this bill last week where we heard invited and public testimony. I
Do not see representative Miena, but her staff is here if you would like to come forward. Do you have any opening comments?
Thank You chair Merrick for the record Clara Wernicke staff to representative Mina
I do not have any opening comments, but I am happy to answer questions and she sends her regrets
She's currently in house transportation certainly is there any discussion or questions from the committee?
Seeing none mr. Vice chair. Do you have a motion?
Yes, madam chair, I move house bill 26 version 34 dash LS zero two seven six
backslash.i.a from committee with individual recommendations and accompanying fiscal note
and authorized legislative legal services to make informing changes.
Is there an objection? Hearing none, House Bill 26 is moved from
committee. We'll take a brief at ease to sign the paperwork.
I call the committee to order at 1.35 PM.
Next, we'll hear Senate Bill 129 payment of contracts by Senator Kawasaki.
This is our fourth hearing of the bill.
We have previously heard invited in public testimony.
Senator, if you and your staff, Jenna Calhoun, would like to come forward and
give us a brief reintroduction of your bill?
Thank you.
Madam Chair, members of
the Senate Community and Regional Affairs Committee.
I don't really have anything else to say other than I really do appreciate the committee's willingness to move this along as we have the debates and the consideration.
This is just a good business bill.
It's a government bill, it's about efficiencies.
And about making sure that our contractors are paid as soon as they're due.
And that's what the bill intends to do.
Thank you, Senator Kawasaki.
Are there questions?
Senator Yunt.
Thank you through the chair, I know we're just getting refreshed on everything it's our fourth time here in it, but
It's one of the confirm it is 30 days, correct
Was the is it still 30 Days for the prompt payment?
For the record Jenna Calhoun staff to senator Kawasaki through The Chair Senator Yandt. Yes, 30. Days is the deadline
Okay
to the chair, I love the intent.
I think it's a great idea.
My concern is that most accounting departments operate
within, there's like three to five,
maybe 10 days a month that's really, really heavy for them.
And if there are holidays and different things
that happen during that time,
it can really throw things into a loop, right?
And so I will probably be putting,
you know, maybe a
Putting a man down there. I think it would work better if it was like 45 to 59 days or something
I'll just food for thought accounting departments
It's they're very dry people that do very drive things and like holidays and things can get in the way sometimes
And so it's just something I would consider
Nothing personal to the accounts out there, so
Thank You senator Jan and four of us will hear this bill in Senate labor and commerce the next committee of referral
anything further
Seeing none, Mr. Vice Chair, do you have a motion?
Yes, Madam Chair.
I move Senate Bill 129 versus version 39-Lima Sierra 0690
backslash November from committee with individual recommendations and accompanying fiscal notes
and authorized legislative legal services to make informing changes.
Briefities.
Madam Chair, I want to clarify.
I am moving Senate Bill 129 version 34 dash LS0690 backslash November.
Thank you.
Is there an objection?
Hearing none, Senate bill 129 is moved from committee.
This concludes our agenda for this afternoon.
Members, please stay to sign the paperwork.
Our next meeting will be Tuesday, February 10th at 1.30 PM.
We will hear two bills by Senator Bjorkman.
Senate bill 192 on evacuation plans and Senate Bill 200 on land assessments.
With that, we are adjourned at 139 PM