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HB 81 Delaware House · 150th General Assembly (2019-2020)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CHILD SUPPORT.

Summary
This Bill clarifies language allowing for the direct deposit of child support owed and collected by employers from individuals under a support order from the Family Court. In addition, this Bill requires employers who have 50 or more employees to send payments to the Division of Child Support Services by electronic funds transfer and allows employers with less than 50 employees to do the same. Finally, the bill requires payments made via electronic transfer to be made before or at the time the employee is paid.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Mar 12, 2019 Signed Jun 19, 2019
Floor votes · House May 7, 2019

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jun 19, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT
upper
Jun 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
upper
May 7, 2019
Introduced
Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
upper
May 7, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 7 On Its Merits
lower
Mar 12, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
lower
2 primary · 15 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
P
DB
David Bentz
DDemocratic
DE
18
Co
AL
Andria L. Bennett
DDemocratic
DE
32
Co
BC
Bruce C. Ennis
DDemocratic
DE
14
Co
Photo of Danny Short
Danny Short
RRepublican
DE
39
Co
Photo of Dave Sokola
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
Co
Photo of Debra Heffernan
Debra Heffernan
DDemocratic
DE
6
Co
EG
Earl G. Jaques Jr.
DDemocratic
DE
27
Co
Photo of Ed Osienski
Ed Osienski
DDemocratic
DE
24
Co
Photo of Frank Cooke
Frank Cooke
DDemocratic
DE
16
Co
GL
Gerald L. Brady
DDemocratic
DE
4
Co
Photo of Krista Griffith
Krista Griffith
DDemocratic
DE
12