HB 311 Wyoming House · 2019 General Session

Child support-substantial contributions.

This bill clarifies the definition of "substantial contribution" in child support cases, specifying it means a material, valuable contribution toward a child's immediate needs - not nominal, redundant, or existing court-ordered expenses. It allows courts to order parents who intentionally lie about such contributions or related facts to pay the other parent's reasonable attorney fees and court costs. The law applies to all new or modified child support cases filed after July 1, 2019, directly affecting parents and custodians involved in disputes over support calculations.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 29, 2019 Last action Feb 22, 2019
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary
upper
Feb 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Feb 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 6-1-2-0-0
lower
Jan 29, 2019
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
State
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Chuck Gray
RRepublican
WY
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