Relates to referrals for child support enforcement for foster care maintenance payments
Summary
Relates to liability to support a child who is placed in foster care pursuant to an approved application for foster care maintenance; provides that such liability shall not be imposed if it will adversely affect the health, safety or welfare of the child on whose behalf such payments are to be made or other persons in the child's household or will adversely affect the length of the child's placement or impair the ability of the child to return home when discharged from foster care; limits the ability of a county or local social services district to cause a referral to be sent for the purpose of commencing collection of child support for a child placed in foster care.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Apr 6, 2026
Last action May 19, 2026
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Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
2
May 19, 2026
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
upper
Apr 6, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Luis Sepúlveda
DDemocratic
Co
Shelley Mayer
DDemocratic/Working Families
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