SB23-173
Colorado Child Support Commission Recommendations
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2023 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
Concerning recommendations of the Colorado child support commission.
Bill Summary:
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.
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.)
Related Documents & Information
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer Senate Bill 23-173 to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment D). | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer Senate Bill 23-173, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer Senate Bill 23-173 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. | The motion passed on a vote of 7-0. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C). | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment D). | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer Senate Bill 23-173, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | The motion passed on a vote of 7-0. | Vote summary |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/08/2023 | House Amendments | REPASS |
35
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 05/08/2023 | House Amendments | CONCUR |
35
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 04/12/2023 | Third Reading | BILL |
35
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/06/2023 | Third Reading | BILL |
65
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Amendment Number | Committee/ Floor Hearing | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/03/2023 | L.008 | Second Reading | Passed [**] | |
| 04/18/2023 | L.006 | HOU Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services | Passed [*] | |
| 03/30/2023 | L.002 | SEN Health & Human Services | Passed [*] | |
| 03/30/2023 | L.001 | SEN Health & Human Services | Passed [*] |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 06/02/2023 | Governor | Governor Signed |
| 05/15/2023 | Governor | Sent to the Governor |
| 05/15/2023 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| 05/15/2023 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 05/08/2023 | Senate | Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass |
| 05/06/2023 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 05/04/2023 | House | House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 05/03/2023 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor |
| 05/02/2023 | House | House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 04/28/2023 | House | House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 04/18/2023 | House | House Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations |
| 04/13/2023 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services |
| 04/12/2023 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/11/2023 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee |
| 04/11/2023 | Senate | Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 03/30/2023 | Senate | Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations |
| 03/02/2023 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services |
Prime Sponsor
Sponsor
(None)
Co-Sponsor
| Effective Date | Chapter # | Title | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/02/2023 | 330 | Colorado Child Support Commission Recommendations |