Introduced
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To limit the "incarceration credits" that allow the reduction of child support payments, which is allowed for a parent who is incarcerated in prison and is without resources to pay. The bill would specify that payments could not be reduced by more than 25 percent or 50 percent depending on the sentence, and unpaid amounts would be added to the person's past-due arrearage. Under current law, the maximum amount of the credit is established by administrative regulations, not statute.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
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 establishing that the maximum amount that child support payments could be reduced for those with sentences more than five years would be 75 percent, not 25 percent.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Substitute offered
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To replace the previous version of the bill with one containing technical changes that do not affect its substance as previously described.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 72 to 33 (details)
To limit the "incarceration credits" that allow the reduction of child support payments, which is allowed for a parent who is incarcerated in prison and is without resources to pay. The bill would specify that payments could not be reduced by more than 25 percent or 75 percent depending on the sentence, and unpaid amounts would be added to the person's past-due arrearage. However, no additional non-payment surcharges could accrue while the parent was imprisoned and without resources to pay. Under current law, the maximum amount of the credit is established by administrative regulations, not statute.
Referred to the Committee on Families and Human Services
