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CS/HB 935: Child Support Enforcement

GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Baxley

Child Support Enforcement; Provides that child support obligor may avoid suspension of driver license & vehicle registration by beginning to pay obligation by income deduction within specified period; provides that garnishee may consent to receive certain notices by secure e-mail or fax; requires establishment of automated method for CFO to periodically provide DOR electronic file of individuals to whom state pays money for goods or services or who lease real property to state; requires garnishment of such payments for past due or overdue support; deletes provisions requiring DOR to provide certain information to CFO for such purpose; revises provisions concerning use of unclaimed property for collection of past due support; revises language concerning who may cause certain liens to be placed for unpaid & delinquent support; authorizes liens on claim, settlement, or judgment that may result in payment to obligor; provides for notice to obligor; provides requirements for such notice.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Transportation (TR)
  3. Budget (BC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/7/2011 House • Filed
    12/21/2011 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee; Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 91
    1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 91
    1/23/2012 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 01/25/12, 8:00 am, 404 HOB
    1/25/2012 House • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 299
    1/26/2012 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    1/27/2012 House • Original reference(s) removed: Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee
    • CS referred to Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 297
    • Now in Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee -HJ 297
    • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee, 01/31/12, 12:30 pm, Reed Hall
    • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 290
    1/31/2012 House • Favorable by Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 322
    2/1/2012 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 322
    2/6/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/08/12, 8:30 am, 404 HOB
    2/8/2012 House • Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 549
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 549
    2/20/2012 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/22/12
    2/22/2012 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 723
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    2/23/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 772
    • CS passed; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 772
    2/24/2012 Senate • In Messages
    3/5/2012 Senate • Received -SJ 822
    • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Transportation; Budget -SJ 822
    3/9/2012 Senate • Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

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  • CS/HB 935, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/26/2012 at 1:43 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/1/2012 (pdf)
    Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/8/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1023 (c1) Suspension of Driver Licenses and Motor Vehicle Registrations Costello Compare Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    Location: In committee/council (CF)
    S 914 (c1) Suspension of Driver Licenses and Motor Vehicle Registrations Oelrich Compare Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Budget
    Location: In committee/council (BC)
    S 1342 (c1) Child Support Enforcement Storms Compare Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Budget
    Location: In committee/council (BC)

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    092277 - Amendment
    Between lines 226 and 227, insert:
    Baxley 2/21/2012
    1:38 PM
    House: Withdrawn
    2/21/2012
    PDF

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/23/2012 2:21 PM House 115 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    61.13016 Suspension of driver’s licenses and motor vehicle registrations. Page 2 (pdf)
    322.058 Suspension of driving privileges due to support delinquency; reinstatement. Page 4 (pdf)
    409.25656 Garnishment. Page 5 (pdf)
    409.25658 Use of unclaimed property for past due support. Page 7 (pdf)
    409.2575 Liens on motor vehicles and vessels. Page 8 (pdf)

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  • HB 935, Original Filed Version Posted 12/7/2011 at 10:00 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1342 Child Support Enforcement Storms Similar Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Budget
    Location: In committee/council (BC)
    H 1023 (c1) Suspension of Driver Licenses and Motor Vehicle Registrations Costello Compare Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    Location: In committee/council (CF)
    S 914 Suspension of Driver Licenses and Motor Vehicle Registrations Oelrich Compare Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Budget
    Location: In committee/council (BC)

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    61.13 Support of children; parenting and time-sharing; powers of court. Page 3 (pdf)
    61.13016 Suspension of driver’s licenses and motor vehicle registrations. Page 4 (pdf)
    322.058 Suspension of driving privileges due to support delinquency; reinstatement. Page 6 (pdf)
    409.256 Administrative proceeding to establish paternity or paternity and child support; order to appear for genetic testing. Page 7 (pdf)
    409.2563 Administrative establishment of child support obligations. Page 11 (pdf)
    409.25656 Garnishment. Page 13 (pdf)
    409.25658 Use of unclaimed property for past due support. Page 16 (pdf)
    409.2575 Liens on motor vehicles and vessels. Page 17 (pdf)

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