Child Support
Summary
Child Support; Authorizes deferral of support payments for obligor's good faith job training efforts; revises & provides child support requirements relating to depository, clerks of circuit court, fees, DCF, & State Disbursement Unit; removes exceptions relating to incarceration when establishing or modifying support order; authorizes child's caregiver to provide affidavit or written declaration regarding putative father.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Feb 23, 2023
Signed May 25, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 27, 2023 · House Apr 20, 2023
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 39
Apr 27, 2023
D
Democratic11
90% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
15
Committee
16
May 25, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 21, 2023
Committee
Referred to Fiscal Policy
upper
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
lower
Mar 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Mar 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Appropriations Committee
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Appropriations Committee
lower
Mar 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Appropriations Committee agenda
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Appropriations Committee
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee agenda
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to Appropriations Committee
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Caruso
RRepublican
Co
Christopher Benjamin
DDemocratic
Co
FB
Fabián Basabe
RRepublican
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