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Committee advances Senate Bill 2080 to update child support enforcement procedures
Summary
The House Judiciary Committee voted to advance Senate Bill 2080, a Department of Health and Human Services–requested bill that clarifies staff authority, updates affidavit language, adjusts post‑18 support rules and proposes repealing an unused public‑shaming provision.
The House Judiciary Committee voted to advance Senate Bill 2080, a Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)‑requested measure that updates several child support enforcement procedures.
The bill, presented by Jim Fleming, child support director at DHHS, would clarify that non‑attorney child support employees may ask the court clerk to send notices of arrears or to schedule contempt hearings; replace some references to “affidavits” with “declarations” to accommodate remote filings; adjust how support obligations are managed after a child turns 18; remove an obsolete requirement that offices exist in all eight planning regions; and repeal a statutory provision authorizing a publicly posted…
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