HBA-LCA H.B. 2421 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2421 By: Uresti Juvenile Justice & Family Issues 7/9/1999 Enrolled BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Texas law provides for the accrual of interest on unpaid child support. Prior to the 76th Texas Legislature and under certain conditions, interest may have accrued even while an obligor was making timely child support payments under an employer child support withholding order. H.B. 2421 amends Chapter 157, Family Code (Enforcement), to establish that interest accrues on the portion of delinquent child support that is greater than the amount of the monthly periodic support obligation. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 157.265(a), Family Code, to provide that interest accrues on the portion of delinquent child support that is greater than the amount of the monthly periodic support obligation, rather than simply on delinquent child support, at the rate of 12 percent simple interest per year. SECTION 2. Amends Section 157.266(a), Family Code, to include a state disbursement unit within the entities that may receive child support. SECTION 3. Effective date: January 1, 2000. Makes application of this Act prospective. SECTION 4. Emergency clause.