AN ACT CONCERNING CHILD SUPPORT LIABILITY FOR CHILDREN OF VICTIMS KILLED BY AN INTOXICATED DRIVER.

HB 5735 requires drivers convicted of operating under the influence (DUI) that causes a death to pay child support to the children of the victim. It directly affects children of victims killed by drunk drivers and the drivers convicted of the DUI incident. The bill creates a legal obligation for the convicted driver to provide child support, triggered solely by a DUI conviction resulting in death. This is a concrete policy change that modifies liability for child support in these specific criminal cases.