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.