Christopher Josten | Cozen O’Connor Effective August 1, 2026, Louisiana substantially revised its construction prompt-payment statute, La. R.S. § 9:2784. Act 822 expands the statute beyond downstream payments by contractors and subcontractors to establish payment requirements for owners, contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers. The amendments create new payment deadlines, address disputed amounts, revise late-payment penalties and… Continue reading Louisiana Overhauls Prompt-Payment Requirements for Private Construction Projects
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Louisiana Enacts Sweeping Changes to its Prompt Payment Law for Construction Projects
Kelsey Kornick Funes and Virginia Stewart | Phelps Dunbar On June 8, Governor Jeff Landry signed HB 638 into law as Act 822 of the 2026 Regular Session, amending and reenacting La. R.S. § 9:2784. The new law took effect on August 1. Act 822 significantly expands Louisiana’s prompt payment framework for construction projects involving… Continue reading Louisiana Enacts Sweeping Changes to its Prompt Payment Law for Construction Projects
Massachusetts Courts Continue Strict Enforcement of Prompt Pay Requirements: Lessons for Construction Industry Participants Nationwide
John Greenhall and Lisa Wampler | Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman Recent Massachusetts decisions provide an important reminder that prompt pay statutes are often enforced strictly, and seemingly minor deficiencies in payment-rejection notices can have significant financial consequences. Under the Massachusetts Prompt Pay Act (“PPA”), a contractor’s payment application may be deemed approved if… Continue reading Massachusetts Courts Continue Strict Enforcement of Prompt Pay Requirements: Lessons for Construction Industry Participants Nationwide
California’s Fair Payment Act: What Every Owner, Developer, and Contractor Should Know About SB 440
Matthew DeVries | Best Practices Construction Law While most states have enacted various forms of prompt payment laws for construction projects, California Senate Bill 440, known as the Private Works Change Order Fair Payment Act, marks a pivotal change in how payment obligations related to change orders are handled on private construction projects. Signed into law on October… Continue reading California’s Fair Payment Act: What Every Owner, Developer, and Contractor Should Know About SB 440
Changes to the Timing for Prompt Payment on All Connecticut State Contracts are Coming – Be Prepared
Jared Cohane and Luke Conrad | Hinckley Allen Connecticut’s prompt payment requirements for state contracts are about to change. The Connecticut General Assembly approved the new state budget bill (House Bill 7287), which includes a significant change to Connecticut’s Prompt Payment requirements for state contracts, Conn. Gen. Stat. §49-41c. The bill, which Governor Ned Lamont… Continue reading Changes to the Timing for Prompt Payment on All Connecticut State Contracts are Coming – Be Prepared