OK HB2839

Department of Human Services must contact all tribal gaming entities in Oklahoma to determine if they will assist in collecting child support arrearages through garnishment of obligor winnings at tribal casinos.

Department shall evaluate whether existing State-Tribal Gaming Act compacts can be modified to authorize obligor garnishment or if new compacts are required.

If garnishment of winnings is immediately available under current compacts, the Department shall begin garnishment without delay.

Department must submit a report to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and Speaker of the House by July 1, 2013, detailing contact results, tribal terms and conditions, and compact modification requirements.

Effective date: November 1, 2012.