1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to contracts; requiring prompt payment to construction subcontractors;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 337.10, subdivision 3.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 337.10, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 3.Prompt payment to subcontractors. A building and construction contract 
1.7 	shall be deemed to require the prime contractor and all subcontractors to promptly pay 
1.8 	any subcontractor or material supplier contract within ten days of receipt by the party 
1.9 	responsible for payment of payment for undisputed services provided by the party 
1.10 	requesting payment. The contract shall be deemed to require the party responsible for 
1.11 	payment to pay interest of 1-1/2 percent per month to the party requesting payment 
1.12 	on any undisputed amount not paid on time. The minimum monthly interest penalty 
1.13 	payment for an unpaid balance of $100 or more is $10. For an unpaid balance of less than 
1.14 	$100, the party responsible for payment shall pay the actual penalty due to the party 
1.15 	requesting payment. A party requesting payment who prevails in a civil action to collect 
1.16 	interest penalties from a party responsible for payment must be awarded its costs and 
1.17 	disbursements, including attorney fees incurred in bringing the action. This subdivision 
1.18 	does not apply to construction of or improvements to residential real estate as defined 
1.19 	in section 326.83, subdivision 17, or to construction of or improvements to attached 
1.20 	single-family dwellings, if those dwellings are used for residential purposes and have 
1.21 	fewer than 13 units per structure.