Honorable Harold V. Dutton, Jr., Chair, House Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
FROM:
John McGeady, Assistant Director Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB4612 by Shaheen (Relating to the collecting of wages for child support payments.), As Introduced
The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined at this time.
The bill amends the Family Code to adjust the types of employers subject to child support collection requirements. The bill takes effect immediately if it receives at least a two-thirds vote in both houses of the legislature, else on September 1, 2019.
Based on analysis by the Comptroller of Public Accounts, the bill would make additional entities subject to civil penalties and fines. However, because the extent of these penalties cannot be reasonably estimated the overall revenue implications of the bill cannot be determined at this time.
Based on analysis by the Office of the Attorney General, it is assumed that the provisions of the bill relating to child support collections could be absorbed using existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
302 Office of the Attorney General, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts