Child support; reasonable cost of health care coverage.
Summary
Child support; reasonable cost of health care coverage. Modifies the definition of "reasonable cost" for purposes of health care coverage in child support arrangements by capping the maximum amount to five percent of the gross income of the parent responsible for providing health care coverage. Under current law, such costs are capped at five percent of the parents' combined gross income.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 6, 2020
Signed Mar 10, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Amendments
4
Mar 10, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 213 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 20, 2020
Introduced
Senate amendment agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendment (34-Y 4-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 18, 2020
Upper · Passed
Amendment by Senator McDougle agreed to
upper
Feb 18, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 14, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (8-Y 6-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Motion to refer to committee agreed to
lower
Jan 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Social Services
lower
Jan 6, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 6, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102461D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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