h_phc_2016a_2016-02-23t13:33:43z3 Hearing Summary

Date: 02/23/2016

02:47 PM -- HB 16-1165



Representative Primavera called the meeting back to order. Representative Landgraf and Representative Becker, co-prime sponsors, presented House Bill 16-1165 to the committee. The bill, recommended by the Colorado Child Support Commission, makes seven statutory changes, including:

• allowing for the discovery and seizing of insurance claims to meet past due child support obligations;
• requiring the annual exchange of information between parents to include certain financial information;
• 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;
• changing the definition of shared physical care;
• limiting the period to seek retroactive child support to five years; and
• adding language providing notice to presumptive fathers.

02:49 PM



Representative Landgraf and Representative Becker responded to questions from the committee.



02:51 PM -- Pauline Burton, Colorado Child Support Commission, testified regarding the bill.



02:54 PM -- Maureen Leif, Colorado Child Support Commission, testified regarding the bill.



02:55 PM -- LeAnn Anderson, Department of Human Services, testified regarding the bill.



02:56 PM



Ms. Leif responded to questions from the committee.



02:59 PM -- Larry Desbien, Department of Human Services, testified in support of the bill.



03:00 PM -- Tracy Rumans, Department of Human Services, testified regarding the bill.



03:00 PM -- Ann Murray, Child Support Lien Network, testified regarding the bill. Ms. Murray responded to questions from the committee.



03:07 PM -- Jim Hall, Life Insurance Association, testified regarding the bill.



03:08 PM



Representative Becker discussed amendments to the bill. Representative Becker distributed amendment L.004 (Attachment C) to the committee. Mr. Hall discussed the amendment.



160223 AttachC.pdf



03:13 PM



Representative Landgraf discussed amendment L.001 (Attachment D). Ed Bowditch, American Family Life Assurance Company, responded to questions about the amendment.



160223 AttachD.pdf

03:19 PM



Representative Becker explained amendment L.003 (Attachment E) to the committee.



160223 AttachE.pdf

03:21 PM



Representative Becker discussed amendment L.004 with the committee.

03:23 PM



Representatives Becker and Landgraf gave concluding remarks on the bill.