COLLECTION AGCY-CHILD SUP PAYM
Summary
Amends the Collection Agency Act. Provides that a collection agency may not impose a fee or charge for any child support payments collected through the efforts of a federal, State, or local government agency. Provides that no collection agency that collects child support payments shall (i) impose a charge or fee for collection of a current child support payment, (ii) fail to apply collections to current support as specified in the order for support before applying collection to arrears or other amounts, or (iii) designate a current child support payment as arrears or other amount owed. Requires the Department of Professional Regulation to determine a fee rate of not less than 25% but not greater than 35%, based upon presentation by the licensees as to costs to provide the service and a fair rate of return. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2004
Committee Review
May 2004
House Passage
May 2004
Senate Passage
May 2004
Signed into Law
Aug 2004
Introduced Mar 25, 2004
Signed Aug 10, 2004
Floor votes · Senate May 13, 2004 · House Mar 25, 2004
How they voted
34–10
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 45
May 13, 2004
D
Democratic25
88% Yea
R
Republican20
60% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
67
Key actions
5
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Aug 10, 2004
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 13, 2004
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 13, 2004
Amended
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
upper
May 6, 2004
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
May 6, 2004
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
upper
Apr 28, 2004
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 006-003-001
upper
Apr 15, 2004
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Mar 25, 2004
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 25, 2004
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 25, 2004
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (88-0-5)
house
Feb 25, 2004
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 014-000-002
lower
Feb 9, 2004
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Feb 3, 2004
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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