HBA-LCA H.B. 2421 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2421
By: Uresti
Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
4/23/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

Current law provides for the accrual of interest on unpaid child support.
Under certain conditions, interest may accrue even while an obligor is
making timely child support payments under an employer child support
withholding order.   

H.B. 2421 amends Chapter 157, Family Code (Enforcement), to provide for the
accrual of interest on child support that is not received before the date
an amount equal to the child support payable for one month becomes past
due. 

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 157.266, Family Code, as follows:

Sec. 157.266.  DATE OF DELINQUENCY.  Provides 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 payable for one
month becomes past due.  Makes conforming and nonsubstantive changes. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.
                       Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.