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Committee approves amendment and re-refers bill to judiciary to end biennial automatic COLA in child support orders
Summary
House File 2456, which would repeal the automatic cost‑of‑living adjustment previously applied every two years to child support orders and require the standard three‑year review, was moved as amended and re‑referred to the Judiciary Committee after testimony from Ramsey County child support officials.
House File 2456, carried by Representative Peggy Scott, would repeal Minnesota's two‑year automatic cost‑of‑living adjustment (COLA) for child support orders and instead rely on three‑year review procedures required by federal law, sponsors told the House Children and Families Committee on March 26.
Why it matters: witnesses said moving to a three‑year review aligns Minnesota with federal expectations and most other states and allows caseworkers to…
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