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Utah Senate Fails Prompt-Pay Measure After Heated Debate Over Contractor Protections
Summary
After two years of interim study and extensive floor debate, the Senate rejected the third substitute of SB19 — the Construction Prompt Pay Act — which would have set default payment terms and new remedies for subcontractors. The measure failed 14–11 in a roll-call vote.
A bill meant to establish default payment schedules and greater protections for subcontractors failed on the Senate floor Feb. 27, 2002, after an often-contentious debate over whether the state should mandate private contracting terms.
Senator Wadduff, sponsor of the third substitute for Senate Bill 19, described the measure as a response to repeated late payments that put small subcontractors at financial risk. The…
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