Legislation

Title: Child Support - Guidelines
Sponsored by: Delegates Dumais, Malone, Cox, and J. Lewis
Status: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 383
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Authorizing a court, in determining whether the application of the child support guidelines would be unjust or inappropriate in a particular case to consider whether an obligor's monthly obligation would leave the obligor with a monthly actual income below 110% of the 2019 federal poverty level for an individual; authorizing the court to decline to establish a child support order under certain circumstances; etc.

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Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings

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Cross-filed with: SB0847

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2021

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/05/2020 Legislative Date 2/05/2020 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/06/2020 Legislative Date 2/06/2020 Action Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Child Support - Guidelines Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/02/2020 Legislative Date 3/02/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/03/2020 Legislative Date 3/03/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments {262319/1 Adopted Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/03/2020 Legislative Date 3/03/2020 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Child Support - Guidelines Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/05/2020 Legislative Date 3/05/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (138-0) Proceedings 42 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/06/2020 Legislative Date 3/03/2020 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 42 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/14/2020 Legislative Date 3/14/2020 Action Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/14/2020 Legislative Date 3/09/2020 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/14/2020 Legislative Date 3/09/2020 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/15/2020 Legislative Date 3/10/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (45-0) Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2020 Legislative Date 3/12/2020 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 49AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/08/2020 Legislative Date 5/08/2020 Action Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 383 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Child Support - Guidelines Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/05/2020	2/05/2020	First Reading Judiciary
House	2/06/2020	2/06/2020	Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
			Text - First - Child Support - Guidelines
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/02/2020	3/02/2020	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House	3/03/2020	3/03/2020	Favorable with Amendments {262319/1 Adopted	40 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/03/2020	3/03/2020	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	40 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Child Support - Guidelines
House	3/05/2020	3/05/2020	Third Reading Passed (138-0)	42 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/06/2020	3/03/2020	Referred Judicial Proceedings	42 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/14/2020	3/14/2020	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate	3/14/2020	3/09/2020	Favorable Adopted	48 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/14/2020	3/09/2020	Second Reading Passed	48 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/15/2020	3/10/2020	Third Reading Passed (45-0)	49 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/16/2020	3/12/2020	Returned Passed	49AClick to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/08/2020	5/08/2020	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 383
			Text - Chapter - Child Support - Guidelines

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