Bill Title: Child support. Provides that incarceration of a parent may not be considered to be voluntary unemployment in determining an amount to be ordered for support of a child. Provides that a court may modify the child support order, or approve a proposed modification, without holding a hearing if: (1) a petition to modify a child support order based on incarceration of a party is filed; and (2) after receiving notice, no party files an objection or request for a hearing within 30 days. Requires the child support bureau (bureau), beginning July 1, 2019, to notify both parties of each party's

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)

Status: (Passed) 2018-03-15 - Public Law 94 [SB0179 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Rodric Bray [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-037	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator John Ruckelshaus [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-030	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Lonnie Randolph [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-002	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Peggy Mayfield [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-060	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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