HB222 Alabama 2015 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
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
<p class="bill_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</p><p class="bill_description">
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</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to garnishment; to add a new Section
30-3-69.1 to Article 3, Chapter 3, Title 30, Code of Alabama
1975, to provide that an employer who pays an employee in a
manner that protects the wages of the employee from
garnishment or withholding laws to be personally liable for
the child support that could have been garnished or withheld.
</p>
Subjects
Child Support
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| June 4, 2015 | H | Delivered to Governor at 9:30 a.m. on June 4, 2015. |
| June 4, 2015 | H | Assigned Act No. 2015-365. |
| June 4, 2015 | H | Clerk of the House Certification |
| June 4, 2015 | S | Signature Requested |
| June 3, 2015 | H | Enrolled |
| June 3, 2015 | H | Passed Second House |
| June 3, 2015 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1399 |
| June 3, 2015 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| April 30, 2015 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| April 14, 2015 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
| April 14, 2015 | H | Engrossed |
| April 14, 2015 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 376 |
| April 14, 2015 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 375 |
| April 14, 2015 | H | Judiciary Amendment Offered |
| April 14, 2015 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| March 18, 2015 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
| March 10, 2015 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | April 29, 2015 | Room 325 at 19:00 | Senate JUDY Hearing |
| Hearing | March 18, 2015 | Room 429 at 19:00 | House JUDY Hearing |
| Hearing | March 18, 2015 | Room 429 at 13:30 | House JUDY Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB222 Alabama 2015 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | HB222 Alabama 2015 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | HB222 Alabama 2015 Session - Enrolled |