SRC-DPW H.B. 2421 76(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 2421
By: Uresti (Madla)
Jurisprudence
5/12/1999
Engrossed


DIGEST 

Currently, Texas law provides for the accrual of interest on unpaid child
support.  Under certain conditions, interest may accrue while the obligor
is making timely child-support payments under an employer child-support
withholding order.  This bill would provide for the accrual of interest on
child support payments that are not received before the date an amount
equal to the child support payable for one month becomes due. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, H.B. 2421 provides for the accrual of interest on child
support payments that are not received before the date an amount equal to
the child support payable for one month becomes due. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 157.266, Family Code, to provide that a child
support payment is delinquent for the purpose of accrual of interest if the
payment is not received before the date an amount equal to the support for
a 15-day period becomes past due, rather than the 31st day after the
payment date stated in an order.  Deletes existing Subsection (b),
regarding a child support payment that is required by an order in which a
payment date is not stated. 

SECTION 2.Effective date: January 1, 2001.
  Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 3. Emergency clause.