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Senate hears argument for driver's‑license suspensions to collect unpaid child support; bill circled
Summary
Senator Walker presented House Bill 83 to authorize administrative driver's-license suspension for noncustodial parents who are able but refuse to pay child support. The sponsor cited roughly $325 million owed in arrears; colleagues raised due-process, venue and enforcement concerns and the bill was circled for further work.
Senator Walker told the Senate HB83 implements audit recommendations to strengthen child-support enforcement by giving the Office of Recovery Services (ORS) administrative authority to suspend a noncustodial parent's driver's license after defined procedural steps. Walker cited a December audit estimating $325,000,000 owed in unpaid child support, and described a process that…
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