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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 3

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Relating to: removing the gross income reporting requirement for wage garnishment and changing a reference to federal law (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Children and Families).

Divorce Family — Support Garnishment Statutes — Revision

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill removes the requirement in current law that when an employer or

other income source garnishes an individual's income to pay maintenance, child

support, spousal support, or family support, the employer or other income source

must report to the Department of Children and Families or its designee the gross

income of the individual or other gross amount from which the payment was

withheld.

This bill also updates a reference to federal law.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Families , Ott (R) , by request of Department of Children

Full history

  1. Jan 12, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representative Ott, by request of Department of Children and Families

  2. Jan 12, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Jan 19, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1