West Virginia Senate Bill 504 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 8 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-04-08 - Chapter 26, Acts, Regular Session, 2008

The purpose of this bill is to: (1) Clarify that genetic tests must be attached to the 3-way paternity affidavit for it to be valid;(2) establish a definitive statute of limitations for child support orders; (3)clarify the definition of attributed income; (4) clarify that prescription pharmaceuticals are included in medical support; (5) clarify that an inmate's concession account is considered income for child support purposes;(6)clarify that support automatically extends past age 18, not to exceed age 20, when a child is still in high school by operation of law;(7) clarify when funds are to be refunded; (8) reinsert a statute that was deleted during recodification relating to default and temporary orders; (9) clarify that the bureau may bring an action for support in medical only cases; (10) clarify refund procedures when a party is deceased; (11) clarify where to file an affidavit of accrued support and to remove restrictive reporting requirements; (12) clarify that fees and overpayments may be collected through income withholding; (13) clarify that the BCSE is not responsible for refunding support collected in good faith; (14)clarify that withholding limitations do not apply to bonuses; (15) provide strengthened remedies against employers who fail to comply; (16) correct code sites; (17) have the penalty for civil contempt be the same whether the action is initiated by a private individual or by the bureau; (18)authorize the Bureau for Child Support Enforcement to add an additional one hundred dollars to a withholding when the obligor is in arrears;(19) remove the provision requiring the BCSE attorney meet with an individual and to allow a staff member to fulfill this duty; (20) clarify that the Tax Commissioner has the authority to deny issuance or re-issuance of a business license;(21)to repeal the Support Enforcement Commission;(22)authorize the commissioner to study the child support formula as required by 45 C.F.R. 302.56(C)(3)(e);(23) authorize the Tax Commissioner to release the names and address of employers to the Bureau for Child Support Enforcement;(24) establish procedures to collect overpayments from obligees; to (25) repeal the provision concerning the issuance of payment coupons; and to (26) clarify that the Bureau for Child Support Enforcement shall review all TANF cases every three years; and to (27)make the requirement provisions of process of service consistent.

Relating to child support enforcement

Sen. Edwin Bowman [D]

Sen. John Unger [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-04-08		Chapter 26, Acts, Regular Session, 2008
2008-03-16		Approved by Governor 4/1/08 - Senate Journal
2008-04-01		Approved by Governor 4/1/08
2008-03-16		Approved by Governor 4/1/08 - House Journal
2008-03-16		To Governor 3/24/08 - House Journal
2008-03-16		To Governor 3/24/08 - Senate Journal
2008-03-24		To Governor 3/24/08
2008-03-08		House received Senate message
2008-03-08		Completed legislative action
2008-03-08		Communicated to House
2008-03-08		Senate concurred in House amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 73)
2008-03-08		Communicated to Senate
2008-03-08		Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2008-03-08		Passed House (Roll No. 469)
2008-03-08		Read 3rd time
2008-03-08		From House Calendar, 3rd reading, placed on Special Calendar
2008-03-08		From Special Calendar, 3rd reading, placed on House Calendar
2008-03-04		Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2008-03-04		Read 2nd time
2008-03-04		From House Calendar, 2nd reading, placed on Special Calendar
2008-03-03		Read 1st time
2008-03-03		Taken up for further consideration
2008-03-03		With amendment, do pass
2008-02-28		To House Judiciary
2008-02-28		To Judiciary
2008-02-28		Introduced in House
2008-02-27		Ordered to House
2008-02-27		Passed Senate (Roll No. 19)
2008-02-27		Read 3rd time
2008-02-27		On 3rd reading
2008-02-26		Read 2nd time
2008-02-26		On 2nd reading
2008-02-25		Read 1st time
2008-02-25		On 1st reading
2008-02-25		Immediate consideration
2008-02-25		Unanimous consent
2008-02-25		Committee substitute for committee substitute reported
2008-02-21		On second reading to Judiciary
2008-02-21		Read 1st time
2008-02-21		On 1st reading
2008-02-21		Immediate consideration
2008-02-21		Unanimous consent
2008-02-21		Committee substitute reported, but first to Judiciary
2008-01-30		To Health and Human Resources
2008-01-30		To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
2008-01-30		Introduced in Senate
2008-01-30		To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
2008-01-30		Filed for introduction

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Summary	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=504&year=2008&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill