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TX HB4034
Bill
Status
3/7/2025
Primary Sponsor
Harold Dutton
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AI Summary
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Allows the Title IV-D agency to cease child support enforcement against an obligor when the obligee (recipient) is incarcerated for family violence committed against a child covered by the support order
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Expands dismissal protections to include contracted attorneys and political subdivisions working with the Title IV-D agency, allowing courts to dismiss frivolous, malicious, or immunity-barred claims against them
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Changes administrative adjustment of support obligations for incarcerated obligors from mandatory to discretionary ("shall" to "may"), and allows reviews via teleconferencing or videoconferencing with only the contesting party rather than both parties
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Permits notice delivery via e-mail in addition to mail for license suspension proceedings, child support review notices, and administrative actions, with notice sent to the last known address on file satisfying due process requirements
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Requires Title IV-D brochures to be available on the agency's website by December 1, 2025, and only at courthouses upon request by the district court clerk, rather than at all courthouses statewide
Legislative Description
Relating to the administration of the Title IV-D agency, the powers and duties of the Title IV-D agency regarding the collection, modification, and enforcement of child support, and to certain procedures for cases and orders relating to the Title IV-D agency.
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Last Action
Laid on the table subject to call
5/5/2025