Committee Reviews Language for Spousal Support Guidance and Synthetic-Media Campaign Rules
Committee staff previewed amendment language for LD 2142 (general spousal support) including income definitions and a 20-year presumption, and reviewed LD 517, which would require disclosures for certain synthetic media used in campaign ads and asked Veterans and Legal Affairs to advise on campaign-finance overlay.
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Aug. 6, 2026 — As part of language-review proceedings the committee received staff briefing on two bills. Janet, committee staff, presented a preliminary language review for LD 2142, which would establish guidance for awarding general spousal support. Key drafting notes included: starting income calculations with the child-support gross-income definition; clarifying length of marriage is measured to the filing date; adding a rebuttable presumption for marriages of 20 years or longer; and adjusting a presumption threshold for income difference from 75% to 65%.
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