HB 7217 (2006) -  Child Support

General Bill by Future of Florida's Families Committee and Galvano (CO-SPONSORS) Goldstein; Meadows
Child Support: Requires either or both parents who owe support to secure or object to the termination of a support award; provides conditions for the imputation of income by the court under certain circumstances; provides for the determination of net income; provides the child support guidelines schedule; provides for income levels above what is reflected in the schedule; revises amount of child care costs to be added to the basic child support obligation; revises method for calculating each parent's percentage share of child support need and calculating total minimum child support need; revises factors to be considered by the court in adjusting child support awards; provides for calculation of child support orders in cases of split parenting arrangements; specifies the method for determining a child support order amount; provides for the imputation of income; revises a threshold for arrearages before passport restrictions apply; requires the Department of Revenue to employ automated administrative enforcement of support orders in interstate cases; authorizes the department to establish a corresponding case; requires the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to evaluate and submit a report to the Governor and Legislature on state compliance with federally required review of child support guidelines.
Effective Date: October 1, 2006.
Last Event: 05/05/06 S Died in Messages on Friday, May 5, 2006 11:59 PM
Date Available for Final Passage: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 11:32 AM

PCB committee actions:

  • PCB FFF 06-02 recommended by:
    Future of Florida's Families Committee
    • On agenda for: 03/28/06   10:30 AM View Notice
    • Favorable With Amendment(s) (final action) See Votes
  • PCB FFF 06-02 recommended by:
    Future of Florida's Families Committee

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/SB 1700 Subject: Child Support Relationship: Similar
Bill #: HB 803 CS Subject: Child Support Guidelines Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 1762 Subject: Child Support Guidelines Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Health & Families Council 4/24/2006 8:55:15 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Health & Families Council 4/19/2006 7:29:54 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Civil Justice Committee 4/18/2006 2:24:31 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Future of Florida's Families Committee 3/30/2006 4:05:54 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Future of Florida's Families Committee 3/30/2006 4:02:37 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Future of Florida's Families Committee 3/21/2006 8:57:41 AM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 05/01/2006 04:17 PM   Yeas: 117 Nays: 0 Action: Passage Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 1037] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Messages Time: 05/05/2006 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S In Messages Time: 05/01/2006 - 5:06 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 05/01/2006 - 5:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Passage on third reading Time: 05/01/2006 - 4:17 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Passed as amended; YEAS 117, NAYS 0 Time: 05/01/2006 - 4:17 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 05/01/2006 - 4:13 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 04/28/2006 - 4:13 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 766743 adopted Time: 04/28/2006 - 11:32 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/28/2006 - 11:29 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 766743 filed late Time: 04/27/2006 - 4:51 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/28/2006) Time: 04/26/2006 - 8:06 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 04/24/2006 - 2:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 04/24/2006 - 2:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3 Time: 04/24/2006 - 9:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Health & Families Council Time: 04/24/2006 - 8:49 AM Member: Committee: Health & Families Council Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Health & Families Council Time: 04/20/2006 - 4:45 PM Member: Committee: Health & Families Council Version: __
Event: H Added to Health & Families Council agenda Time: 04/18/2006 - 4:21 PM Member: Committee: Health & Families Council Version: __
Event: H Now in Health & Families Council Time: 04/18/2006 - 2:01 PM Member: Committee: Health & Families Council Version: __
Event: H Withdrawn from Civil Justice Committee Time: 04/18/2006 - 2:01 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Committee Version: __
Event: H Now in Civil Justice Committee Time: 04/03/2006 - 1:08 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health & Families Council Time: 04/03/2006 - 1:08 PM Member: Committee: Health & Families Council Version: __
Event: H Referred to Civil Justice Committee Time: 04/03/2006 - 1:08 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Committee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/31/2006 - 8:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 03/30/2006 - 1:54 PM Member: Committee: Future of Florida's Families Committee Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
61.13 HB 1047 CS
61.13 HB 1047 CS
61.30 HB 803 CS
61.30 HB 803 CS
409.2563 HB 803 CS
409.2564
409.2564
409.25641
409.25641