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BILL SUMMARY for HB16-1165
SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
BILL SUMMARY for HB16-1165
SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
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| Refer House Bill 16-1165 to the Committee of the W | PASS |
11:39 AM -- HB 16-1165
Senator Crowder, bill sponsor, presented House Bill 16-1165. This bill amends child support guidelines and related statutes based on the findings of the Colorado Child Support Commission. These changes include:
- allowing for the discovery and seizing of insurance claims for the purpose of meeting past due child support obligations;
- requiring the annual exchange of information between parents to include financial information and the verification of child care expenses;
- changing the formula to determine gross income to include child support that is obligated to be paid for another child;
- changing the reasonable cost threshold percentage for the enforcement of court-ordered medical support from 20 percent to 5 percent;
- changing the definition of shared physical care to include overall time a parent spends with a child and not just overnight stays;
- limiting the period for when a party can seek retroactive child support to five years; and
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adding language providing notice to presumptive fathers.
11:41 AM -- Pauline Burton, Colorado Child Support Commission, testified in support of the bill.
11:45 AM -- Larry Desbien, Colorado Department of Human Services, testified in support of the bill.
11:45 AM -- Tracy Rumans, Colorado Department of Human Services, testified in support of the bill.
11:46 AM -- LeAnn Anderson, Colorado Department of Human Services, testified in support of the bill.
11:46 AM
Committee discussion and questions followed. The committee asked questions about the process the department uses to collect child support.
11:55 AM
The committee dialogued with Ms. Burton, Mr. Desbien, Ms. Rumans, and Ms. Anderson.
11:59 AM
Senator Crowder made closing comments. Committee members made closing comments.
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| BILL: | HB16-1165 | |
| TIME: | 12:00:59 PM | |
| MOVED: | Crowder | |
| MOTION: | Refer House Bill 16-1165 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 4-0, with one excused. | |
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Aguilar |
Excused |
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Martinez Humenik |
Yes |
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Newell |
Yes |
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Crowder |
Yes |
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Lundberg |
Yes |
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Final YES: 4 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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12:03 PM
The committee adjourned.