BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

SB 5597: Child support/electronic

Concerning electronic payments to the division of child support when remitting funds in response to an order to withhold income.

Summary

Requires an employer or other business that has received an income withholding order from the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), requiring payment to the Washington State support registry, to remit payments through electronic funds transfer when certain conditions apply.
Authorizes the Division of Child Support (DCS) to issue a notice of noncompliance to a business, employer, or payroll processor that DCS believes is not complying with the requirement above.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5597), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to requiring electronic payments to the division of child support when remitting funds in response to an order to withhold income;

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

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

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SB 5597 (2019–20) Aerial herbicide application · Enacted · Chapter 355, Laws of 2019
SB 5597 (2015–16) Real estate appraisers · Enacted · Chapter 144, Laws of 2016
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SB 5597 (2011–12) Terminating parental rights · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5597 (2009–10) Ocean renewable energy · Did not pass · died in committee