Bill

SB 286

87(R) - 2021
Senate State Affairs
Senate State Affairs
Civil Procedure
Children

Companion Bill

HB 2952

Contact the Author

Royce West

Phone:

512-463-0123

Capitol Office:

1E.3

Email:

Vote Recommendation

Neutral
  • Neutral
  • Neutral
  • Neutral
  • Neutral
  • Neutral

Author(s)

Royce West

Bill Caption

Relating to suits affecting the parent-child relationship and the calculation and enforcement of child support.

Fiscal Notes

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

Bill Analysis

SB 286 would make certain changes to child support. It would require a person ordered to pay alimony and child support to send the alimony to the state disbursement unit. A court, when considering the intentional unemployment or underemployment of a child support obligor, would have to consider various background circumstances such as their assets, residence, job skills, education, record of seeking work, and whether there are employers willing to hire the obligor. Incarceration could not be considered intentional unemployment; incarceration for 180 days or longer would be considered grounds for modifying a child support order. SB 286 would also create a lowered child support schedule for a person whose monthly income is $1,000 or less. Medical and dental support to the child would become separate calculations to be included in cumulative money judgments.

Vote Recommendation Notes

Texas Action is neutral on SB 286. 

Contact the Author

Royce West

Phone:

512-463-0123

Capitol Office:

1E.3

Email: