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Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 83(R)

House Bill 1846

House Author:  Carter

Effective:  9-1-13

Senate Sponsor:  Paxton


            House Bill 1846 amends the Family Code to prohibit a court or the office of the attorney general from staying a license suspension order for failure to pay child support based on an obligor's compliance with a reasonable payment schedule unless the obligor makes an immediate partial payment in an amount specified by the court or attorney general's office. The bill expands the conditions under which a licensing authority may accept an application for license issuance or renewal, after having received notice of the obligor's failure to pay child support for a certain period, to include notification that the obligor made an immediate payment toward the arrearages owed and established a satisfactory payment schedule for the remainder.