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CS/SB 536: Child Support

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Garcia

Child Support; Revising requirements for the deferment of payment agreements for child support; revising the procedures for collection and distribution of court depository fees; removing exceptions to the prohibition on treating incarceration as voluntary employment; revising requirements for the Department of Revenue to commence proceedings regarding paternity and child support, etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 2023
 Last Action: 4/27/2023 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1087 (Ch. 2023-152) -SJ 576
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Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/6/2023 Senate • Filed
2/16/2023 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
2/27/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/06/23, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
3/6/2023 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
3/8/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
• CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 140
4/6/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 04/12/23, 11:30 am, 110 Senate Building
4/12/2023 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 14 NAYS 0
4/13/2023 Senate • Now in Fiscal Policy
4/17/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/20/23, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building
4/20/2023 Senate • Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
4/21/2023 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
4/24/2023 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/27/23
4/27/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 575
• Substituted HB 1087 -SJ 576
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1087 (Ch. 2023-152) -SJ 576