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Bill to require reporting of 1099 contractors to new-hire database moves to judiciary committee
Summary
House File 1316, which would require employers to report 1099 independent contractors to the state's new-hire database to improve child support collections, was amended (effective date changed) and re-referred to the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee; sponsors said the change would use existing reporting systems maintained by DCYF.
House File 1316, introduced by Representative Kate Curran, would require reporting of 1099 independent contractors (commonly known as "1099 workers") into the state's new-hire database to help enforce child support orders. The committee adopted an author's A1 amendment that changed the bill's effective date to July 1, 2026, and then re-referred the bill to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law.
Trish Schophammer, director of child support services in the Ramsey County Attorney's Office, described the problem driving the legislation: gig-economy earnings and other nontraditional income streams are harder to discover for child-support…
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