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BILL · 2009–10 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1771

HB 1771: Child support lic suspension

Modifying license suspension provisions for the failure to pay child support.

Summary

  • Restructures for clarity the statute authorizing the Department of Social and Health Services to suspend a person's driver's license and other licenses if the person fails to pay child support.
  • Requires a hearing judge to determine if the parent made a good faith effort to comply with the support order.
  • Specifies that a payment plan must take into consideration certain factors, may be for less than current monthly support amount for a reasonable time, and is not required to include a lump sum payment for the amount of past due support.
  • Provides that a first offense for driving while license suspended is a civil infraction if the sole reason for the license suspension is the failure to pay child support.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1771), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 28, 2009
  2. Out of committeeFeb 20, 2009
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Eric Pettigrew (D-37)
Introduced
January 28, 2009 in the House
Last action
March 15, 2010
Companion bill
SB 5166
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1771, SHB 1771

AN ACT Relating to the child support license suspension program;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Eric Pettigrew (D-37)

2 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 1 Republican)

Maureen Walsh R-16Mary Lou Dickerson D-36

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1771)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Referred to Judiciary. (SHB 1771)
  4. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. (SHB 1771)
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1771)
  6. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
  7. Referred to Judiciary.
  8. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  9. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 1771)
  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  11. JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1771)
  12. JUDI - Executive action taken by committee.
  13. JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  14. First reading, referred to Judiciary.

HB 1771 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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