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HB222 Alabama 2015 Session

Updated Jul 24, 2021
HB222 Alabama 2015 Session
House Bill
Enacted
Current Status
Regular Session 2015
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

Session
Regular Session 2015
Title
Child support, employers who protects the wages of an employee from child support withholding, personally liable for the debt, Sec. 30-3-69.1 added
Description

Under existing law, an employer who willfully fails or refuses to withhold or pay the amounts as ordered may be held to be in contempt of court, or personally liable to the obligee for failure to answer or withhold.

This bill would provide that an employer who pays his or her employee's wages in a manner intending to protect the wages of his or her employee from being garnished or withheld for the purpose of the collection of child support payment owed by the employee shall be personally liable for the child support that could have been garnished or withheld.

Subjects
Child Support

Bill Actions

H

Delivered to Governor at 9:30 a.m. on June 4, 2015.

H

Assigned Act No. 2015-365.

H

Clerk of the House Certification

S

Signature Requested

H

Enrolled

H

Passed Second House

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1399

S

Third Reading Passed

S

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary

H

Engrossed

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 376

H

Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 375

H

Judiciary Amendment Offered

H

Third Reading Passed

H

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary

Bill Text

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

April 14, 2015 House Passed
Yes 94
Absent 11

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

June 3, 2015 Senate Passed
Yes 26
Abstained 1
Absent 8

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature