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CS/CS/SB 1532: Child Support

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Book

Child Support; Revising requirements for child support depositories in Title IV-D cases; requiring the depositories to transmit case data through and set up appropriate payment accounts in the Clerk of the Court Child Support Enforcement Collection System upon certain notice from the Department of Revenue; prohibiting the treatment of incarceration as voluntary unemployment for purposes of establishing or modifying child support orders, with exceptions; authorizing the department to include confidential and exempt information in unencrypted electronic mail communications with parents, caregivers, or other authorized persons under certain circumstances, with exceptions, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2021
 Last Action: 6/17/2021 - Chapter No. 2021-103
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/22/2021 Senate • Filed
    3/2/2021 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 147
    • Introduced -SJ 147
    3/4/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/09/21, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
    3/9/2021 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 239
    3/10/2021 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    3/11/2021 Senate • Now in Judiciary
    • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 246
    3/17/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/22/21, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/22/2021 Senate • CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 312
    3/24/2021 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Appropriations
    3/25/2021 Senate • CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 320
    4/14/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/19/21, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/19/2021 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -SJ 472
    4/20/2021 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/22/21 -SJ 642
    4/22/2021 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 639
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 639
    • CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 639
    4/22/2021 House • In Messages
    4/26/2021 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/27/2021)
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
    4/27/2021 House • Read 2nd time
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    4/28/2021 House • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 117, NAYS 0
    • Message sent to senate
    4/28/2021 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 846
    6/14/2021 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/16/2021 • Approved by Governor
    6/17/2021 • Chapter No. 2021-103

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  • CS/CS/SB 1532, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/28/2021 at 6:49 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1089 (c1) Child Support Obligations Andrade Similar Last Action: 4/27/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1532 (Ch. 2021-103) Track This Bill
    H 1075 Parent Education and Family Stabilization Course Woodson Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1532 (Ch. 2021-103) Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (10)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    61.13 Support of children; parenting and time-sharing; powers of court. Page 2 (pdf)
    61.1354 Sharing of information between consumer reporting agencies and the IV-D agency. Page 4 (pdf)
    61.21 Parenting course authorized; fees; required attendance authorized; contempt. Page 5 (pdf)
    61.30 Child support guidelines; retroactive child support. Page 7 (pdf)
    409.256 Administrative proceeding to establish paternity or paternity and child support; order to appear for genetic testing. Page 8 (pdf)
    409.2563 Administrative establishment of child support obligations. Page 9 (pdf)
    409.25656 Garnishment. Page 10 (pdf)
    409.25658 Use of unclaimed property for past due support. Page 10 (pdf)
    409.2567 Services to individuals not otherwise eligible. Page 11 (pdf)
    409.2576 State Directory of New Hires. Page 12 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/SB 1532, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 3/24/2021 at 11:21 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 4/16/2021 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/19/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1089 (c1) Child Support Obligations Andrade Similar Last Action: 4/27/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1532 (Ch. 2021-103) Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/19/2021 10:00 AM Appropriations 18 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/22/2021 6:18 PM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/28/2021 1:57 PM House 117 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (10)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    61.13 Support of children; parenting and time-sharing; powers of court. Page 2 (pdf)
    61.1354 Sharing of information between consumer reporting agencies and the IV-D agency. Page 4 (pdf)
    61.21 Parenting course authorized; fees; required attendance authorized; contempt. Page 5 (pdf)
    61.30 Child support guidelines; retroactive child support. Page 7 (pdf)
    409.256 Administrative proceeding to establish paternity or paternity and child support; order to appear for genetic testing. Page 8 (pdf)
    409.2563 Administrative establishment of child support obligations. Page 9 (pdf)
    409.25656 Garnishment. Page 10 (pdf)
    409.25658 Use of unclaimed property for past due support. Page 10 (pdf)
    409.2567 Services to individuals not otherwise eligible. Page 11 (pdf)
    409.2576 State Directory of New Hires. Page 12 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 1532, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/10/2021 at 4:15 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/19/2021 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/24/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1089 (c1) Child Support Obligations Andrade Similar Last Action: 4/27/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1532 (Ch. 2021-103) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    737956 - Amendment
    Between lines 115 and 116 insert:     		Judiciary
    (Book)     		3/19/2021
    4:05 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/23/2021     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/22/2021 3:30 PM Judiciary 11 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (9)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    61.13 Support of children; parenting and time-sharing; powers of court. Page 2 (pdf)
    61.1354 Sharing of information between consumer reporting agencies and the IV-D agency. Page 3 (pdf)
    61.30 Child support guidelines; retroactive child support. Page 5 (pdf)
    409.256 Administrative proceeding to establish paternity or paternity and child support; order to appear for genetic testing. Page 6 (pdf)
    409.2563 Administrative establishment of child support obligations. Page 6 (pdf)
    409.25656 Garnishment. Page 7 (pdf)
    409.25658 Use of unclaimed property for past due support. Page 8 (pdf)
    409.2567 Services to individuals not otherwise eligible. Page 10 (pdf)
    409.2576 State Directory of New Hires. Page 11 (pdf)

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  • SB 1532, Original Filed Version Posted 2/22/2021 at 4:27 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/8/2021 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/10/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1089 (c1) Child Support Obligations Andrade Similar Last Action: 4/27/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1532 (Ch. 2021-103) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    191352 - Amendment
    Delete lines 73 - 280 and insert:     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Book)     		3/8/2021
    1:22 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/10/2021     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/9/2021 3:30 PM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (9)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    61.13 Support of children; parenting and time-sharing; powers of court. Page 2 (pdf)
    61.1354 Sharing of information between consumer reporting agencies and the IV-D agency. Page 3 (pdf)
    61.30 Child support guidelines; retroactive child support. Page 5 (pdf)
    409.256 Administrative proceeding to establish paternity or paternity and child support; order to appear for genetic testing. Page 6 (pdf)
    409.2563 Administrative establishment of child support obligations. Page 6 (pdf)
    409.25656 Garnishment. Page 7 (pdf)
    409.25658 Use of unclaimed property for past due support. Page 8 (pdf)
    409.2567 Services to individuals not otherwise eligible. Page 10 (pdf)
    409.2576 State Directory of New Hires. Page 10 (pdf)

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