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House advances measures on child‑support enforcement and guidelines, including requirement changes and procedural deadlines
Summary
Lawmakers considered two related child‑support measures: HB 269 (criminal nonsupport amendments) that raises the prosecutable age and requires defendants to file reasons before court; and HB 255, a multi‑year consensus update to child‑support guidelines with bracket and accountability changes.
On third reading the House considered two items on child support.
House Bill 269 (Criminal Nonsupport Amendments) was described by the sponsor as easing prosecution and clarifying procedures. The bill raises the age threshold for criminal prosecution from 16 to 18, clarifies that leaving the state for 30 days with intent to avoid payments can constitute an offense, and requires a defendant to file with the court, 10 days before the hearing, a written explanation of why payments…
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