AN ACT relating to child support.
Summary
Amend KRS 403.212 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to establish a child support obligation worksheet; define "obligor"; make changes to child support obligations; create a new section of KRS Chapter 403 to define terms; create a parenting time credit; amend KRS 620.090 to require the court to make specific findings if there are reasonable grounds to believe a child is dependent, neglected, or abused upon completion of a temporary removal hearing; amend various statutes to conform; EFFECTIVE, IN PART, January 1, 2023.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Feb 15, 2022
Signed Apr 8, 2022
Floor votes · House Mar 2, 2022
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Apr 8, 2022
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 122)
lower
Mar 30, 2022
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 30, 2022
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 34-2
lower
Mar 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day
lower
Mar 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day
lower
Mar 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
lower
Mar 10, 2022
Committee
to Health & Welfare (S)
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 97-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
to Judiciary (H)
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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