Prompt Payment
Agencies are responsible for ensuring that each payment is treated correctly in USAS according to the prompt payment law. A state agency’s payment is due on the 30th day after the latest of:
- The date the agency receives the goods under the contract.
- The date the performance of the contracted service is completed.
- The date the agency receives an invoice for the goods or services.
A state agency’s payment for legal services is due on the 45th day after the date the agency receives the invoice for the legal services.
See Texas Government Code, Chapter 2251 for the entire law.
