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Committee discusses retroactive child support up to nine months; votes to give favorable report
Judiciary Committee · March 19, 2026
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Summary
The committee debated SP47, which would permit child support orders entered within one year after a birth to be retroactive up to nine months before birth; members clarified the provision is discretionary and discussed whether retroactive amounts would accrue interest.
The Judiciary Committee considered SP47, a bill described by Representative Tillman (standing in for Senator Coleman) that would allow child support orders entered within the first year after a child’s live birth to be made retroactive up to nine months prior to the birth.
"This bill will require child support…
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