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Panel clears bill moving child‑support rule provisions into statute; provisions include foster‑care intercepts and credit reporting
Summary
House Bill 336 would transfer several child‑support administrative rule provisions into statute, including authority to intercept child support to assist foster care placements and to notify credit bureaus when arrears exceed $2,000 for three months; the committee gave the bill a due‑pass recommendation.
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted to send House Bill 336 to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation. Representative Lucas Kaler, sponsor, said the bill moves portions of IDAPA child‑support rules into statute and highlighted several specific items carried into law from rule.
Key changes described by the sponsor include: allowing the department to intercept and retain child support from an obligor parent to assist with foster‑care and foster‑care placement; authorizing the department to notify consumer reporting agencies of overdue support when arrears exceed $2,000 and have been in arrears for three months; and adding a statutory section for review and modification of support orders (noted in testimony as 30‑2‑1218). The bill also removes a statutory requirement tied to judicial income‑withholding rules and strikes the department fee schedule for charging for services rendered.
Representative Kaler said the measure aims to move longstanding regulatory language into statute; he and other proponents framed it as a technical transfer rather than a policy change. Committee members asked procedural questions and there was no recorded opposition during the hearing.
Senator Blaylock moved to send House Bill 336 to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation; Senator Shippey seconded. The committee approved the motion by voice vote.
