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SB615

Spousal support payments; employer withholding.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Scott Surovell (D)

Session:
2018 Regular Session

Summary

As Introduced. Spousal support payments; employer withholding.

Clarifies that spousal support orders may be enforced by a court order requiring the payor's employer to deduct the support amount due from the amounts due or payable to such payor. Under current law, it is unclear that such withholding is available for enforcement of spousal support payments in addition to child support payments. The bill contains technical amendments. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/10/2018 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103427D
  • 01/10/2018 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 01/22/2018 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 1-N)
  • 01/23/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
  • 01/24/2018 - Senate: Read second time
  • 01/24/2018 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
  • 01/25/2018 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 01/29/2018 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 01/29/2018 - House: Read first time
  • 01/29/2018 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 02/15/2018 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
  • 02/19/2018 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
  • 02/23/2018 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)
  • 02/27/2018 - House: Read second time
  • 02/28/2018 - House: Read third time
  • 02/28/2018 - House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
  • 02/28/2018 - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
  • 03/05/2018 - Senate: Enrolled
  • 03/05/2018 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB615ER)
  • 03/05/2018 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/08/2018 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/14/2018 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 14, 2018
  • 03/14/2018 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
  • 03/30/2018 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 707 (effective 7/1/18)
  • 03/30/2018 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0707)

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