Introduced
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To authorize an amnesty program for non-custodial parents who have child support arrearages. For a period of between 30 and 60 days all criminal and civil penalties for failing or refusing to pay past due child support would be waived upon payment of at least 50% of the outstanding past due child support, with the balance due in two later installment payments no later than Jan. 15, 2004. The bill is part of a legislative package comprised of this bill House Bills 4634, 4635, 4636 and 4654.
Referred to the Committee on Families and Childrens Services
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one containing technical changes, and which eliminates the specific amnesty period dates in the original version.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To tie-bar the bill to House Bills 5259 and 5262, meaning this bill cannot become law unless those ones also become law. Those bills establish nonprosecution for those participating in the amnesty program.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To require the amnesty program to take place withing four months of the bill becoming law.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To make the amnesty period 90 days long.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 106 to 0 (details)
To authorize an amnesty program for non-custodial parents who have child support arrearages. For a period of 90 days all criminal and civil penalties for failing or refusing to pay past due child support would be waived upon payment of at least 50 percent of the outstanding past due child support, with the balance due within 90 days.
Referred to the Committee on Families and Human Services
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that makes more explicit the requirement that a payer must be current by the end of the amnesty program, and requiring a person to have paid at least half the arrearage before he can be considered for amnesty.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)
To authorize an amnesty program for non-custodial parents who have child support arrearages. For a period of 90 days all criminal and civil penalties for failing or refusing to pay past due child support would be waived upon payment of at least 50 percent of the outstanding past due child support, with the balance due within 90 days.
To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.
Passed in the House 93 to 0 (details)
