Committee advances House child‑support language tied to gambling winnings; amendment reported

Unidentified Speaker told the committee it had a "strike all amendment to put in the senate language" on a child‑support measure and said that language "has been, vetted by the Department of Human Services regarding child support." The speaker described the policy change as aimed at certain gambling "winnings for which the industry is already preparing a document that is reported to the IRS," telling members the change should help find parents who owe support. "There's an awful lot more than a billion dollars is owed," the speaker said.

The chair called for a motion; a motion "is to pass committee 7, house bill 13 49" was made and the committee proceeded to a voice vote. The transcript records multiple "Aye" responses and at least one voice of opposition; the speaker then said, "That bill will be reported." The transcript does not identify who moved or seconded the motion, nor does it provide a numeric roll‑call tally.

The transcript records that Department of Human Services reviewed the Senate language before it was adopted into the House draft, but the text of the amendment itself and the bill number beyond the committee phrasing "house bill 13 49" are not specified in the record. The speaker said the amendment targets winnings already reported to the IRS so the industry will develop a database to determine if child support is owed.

Next steps recorded in the transcript: the bill "will be reported" out of committee for further House consideration; no date for House floor action or committee report filing was provided in the transcript.

Notes: direct quotes and attributions in this article come from the single speaking participant in the provided transcript, labeled here as "Unidentified Speaker." The transcript mentions other legislators by name (for example, "representative McKnight" and "senator Michelle") but those individuals do not speak in the recorded segments.