Wisconsin House Bill 540 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Failed on April 8 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-04-08 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act to renumber 767.531 (1), 767.531 (2) and 767.531 (3); to renumber and amend 767.511 (1j) and 767.531 (intro.) (except 767.531 (title)); to amend 49.22 (9), 767.225 (1n) (b) 1., 767.41 (4) (a) 2., 767.511 (1j) (title), 767.511 (1m) (intro.), 767.511 (1n), 767.513 (2), 767.55 (2) (c), 767.553 (1) (a), 767.553 (1) (b), 767.59 (1c) (a) (intro.), 767.59 (1c) (a) 1., 767.59 (1f) (b) (intro.), 767.59 (1f) (b) 4., 767.59 (1f) (c) (intro.), 767.59 (2) (a), 767.59 (2) (b) and 767.85 (2); and to create 767.41 (5) (am) 5m., 767.511 (1j) (b), 767.511 (1j) (c), 767.511 (1j) (d), 767.511 (1r), 767.59 (1c) (c), 767.59 (1f) (bm) and 767.59 (2m) of the statutes; Relating to: a presumption that equalizing physical placement to the highest degree is in the child's best interest and child support changes, including prohibiting basing support on income over $150,000 per year, deducting the amount of health insurance premiums from the support amount, prohibiting increasing support above the standard amount, prohibiting orders that set minimum future support amounts, and requiring a support revision if there has been a substantial change in circumstances. (FE)

A presumption that equalizing physical placement to the highest degree is in the child's best interest and child support changes, including prohibiting basing support on income over $150,000 per year, deducting the amount of health insurance premiums from the support amount, prohibiting increasing support above the standard amount, prohibiting orders that set minimum future support amounts, and requiring a support revision if there has been a substantial change in circumstances. (FE)

Rep. Joel Kleefisch [R]

Rep. Mark Born [R]

Rep. Steve Kestell [R]

Rep. Donald Pridemore [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-04-08	House	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
2014-01-22	House	Fiscal estimate received
2013-12-06	House	Read first time and referred to Committee on Family Law
2013-12-06	House	Introduced

Type	Source
Summary	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2013/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab540
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2013/REG/AB540.pdf