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KS HB2062
Bill
Status
4/10/2025
Primary Sponsor
Judiciary
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AI Summary
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Establishes child support obligations for unborn children from the date of conception, limited to the mother's direct medical and pregnancy-related expenses (excluding elective abortion costs), with interest accruing at the statutory rate until paid
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Defines "unborn child" as a living individual organism of the species homo sapiens, in utero, at any stage of gestation from fertilization to birth
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Requires courts to consider the total value of retirement accounts (401(k), IRA, 403(b), etc.) when determining child support for individuals who lost income due to professional license issues or voluntary underemployment, and authorizes lump-sum distributions from these accounts to pay child support arrearages
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Removes the exemption protecting retirement accounts from child support claims, allowing garnishment of 401(k)s, IRAs, and similar retirement instruments for child support obligations
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Creates a $2,320 state income tax personal exemption for unborn children (for live births in the taxable year) and for stillborn children when a certificate of stillbirth is filed, effective tax year 2025
Legislative Description
Providing for child support orders for unborn children from the date of conception, including the direct medical and pregnancy-related expenses of the mother as a factor in child support orders and providing for an income tax exemption for unborn and stillborn children, requiring courts to consider the value of retirement accounts in certain circumstances, authorizing payment from certain retirement accounts to pay child support arrearages and eliminating the exemption of pension and retirement moneys from claims to fulfill child support obligations.
Last Action
Senate Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 31 Nay: 9
4/10/2025