SB 23-173 CO

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The act addresses recommendations from the state child support commission (commission), including the following: Requires that parents share a child's health insurance coverage information with each other; Provides a time frame for parents to seek reimbursement for extraordinary medical expenses, including mental health expenses; Requires a court to provide a verbal and written advisement to parents and caretakers and information to parents about child support law when the court enters or modifies a child support order; Requires a $100 civil infraction fine for the issuance of a fraudulent income withholding order and authorizes a court to issue a judgment against an employer that willfully refuses to comply with an income withholding order for child support; Excludes funeral or burial expenses from life insurance settlements relating to past-due child support and requires burial costs to be covered; Changes the income adjustment for maintenance to reflect existing maintenance calculation and accounts for tax-deductibility for some maintenance payments; Changes the survivability of an administrative process action to include retroactive support, unpaid support, and monthly support owed to the nonparent caretaker; Enables a court to order retroactive support through the month the child support obligation begins and provide continuity of retroactive support for orders that have future commencement dates; Modifies the number of hours parents are expected to work for the imputation of income to 32 hours a week and 50 weeks a year and includes transportation as a barrier the court must consider if imputation of income is appropriate; Requires appointment of 2 parent obligors and 2 parent obligees to the commission; and Requires the commission, as part of its review, to evaluate its internal policies and efficiency. APPROVED by Governor June 2, 2023 PORTIONS EFFECTIVE June 2, 2023 PORTIONS EFFECTIVE July 1, 2023 PORTIONS EFFECTIVE August 1, 2023 PORTIONS EFFECTIVE September 1, 2023 PORTIONS EFFECTIVE July 1, 2024 (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Rhonda Fields · primary
• Larry Liston Republican · primary
• Brandi Bradley Republican · primary
• Junie Joseph Democratic · primary

1. Jun 2, 2023 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 15, 2023 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. May 15, 2023 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
4. May 15, 2023 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
5. May 8, 2023 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · upper
6. May 6, 2023 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
7. May 4, 2023 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
8. May 3, 2023 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · lower
9. May 2, 2023 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
10. Apr 28, 2023 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
11. Apr 18, 2023 House Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations · lower
12. Apr 13, 2023 Introduced In House - Assigned to Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services · lower
13. Apr 12, 2023 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
14. Apr 11, 2023 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
15. Apr 11, 2023 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
16. Mar 30, 2023 Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations · upper
17. Mar 2, 2023 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services · upper