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MO SB1323

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/7/2026

Primary Sponsor

Brad Hudson

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Section 452.350, RSMo to add a new trigger for mandatory income withholding when an obligor makes only partial child support payments for 90 days, even if the delinquency has not yet reached one month's total support obligation

  • Income withholding will automatically begin on whichever occurs first: delinquency equal to one month's total support obligation OR 90 days of partial child support payments

  • Maintains existing provisions allowing courts to waive immediate income withholding for good cause or when parties reach a written alternative agreement

  • Employers may charge up to $6 per month for processing withholding and must transmit withheld amounts within 7 business days; employers who fail to honor withholding notices may be held in contempt and fined up to $500

Legislative Description

Modifies provisions relating to child support orders

Last Action

Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

1/27/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary And Civil And Criminal Jurisprudence1/27/2026

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