HB222 Alabama 2015 Session
Bill Summary
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
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.
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 - Enrolled |
| Bill Text | HB222 Alabama 2015 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | HB222 Alabama 2015 Session - Introduced |