Attorney General Brian Schwab and a coalition of legal‑aid and anti‑poverty groups urged passage of the Child Support Improvement Amendment Act of 2026, which would expand pass‑through of child support to current and former TANF families, change enforceability windows for arrears and propose phased modernization backed by federal matching funds.

Minnesota outlines new rules for modifying child support and accessing parental rights records.

Georgia faces potential child support collection backlog without additional funding for housing voucher programs.

Committee discusses House Bill 137 aimed at improving financial accountability for child support orders.

Mothers testify on unpaid child support and advocate for legislative reforms in Alaska.

Legislators discuss innovative bill to utilize unspent funds for supporting families in need.

The Rules Subcommittee approved DHS updates that will continue referrals to child‑support enforcement for pregnant Medicaid recipients but bar sanctions during pregnancy and a 60‑day postpartum period; the rule also deletes the word 'forcible' from the good‑cause language and removes a 90‑day waiting period linked to RKids B/CHIP eligibility.

The committee forwarded a Social Services Agency request for a one‑time $8,300,000 general fund allocation for a CNA workforce initiative and approved four legislative positions (including opposition and support items) to be transmitted to the full Alameda County Board of Supervisors.

Representative Sabourin Deshauney reintroduced HB 17-62 to add a parenting-time factor to child-support calculations. The Bureau of Child Support Services said a vendor review is underway; legal-aid advocates and other witnesses urged reliance on the 2024 'special circumstances' change instead of embedding parenting time directly into the formula.

Legislator criticizes child support laws for worsening housing issues in New Hampshire.

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Bill mandates full child support passthrough for Family Investment and nutrition assistance programs.

Kansas bill 2062 fails to provide meaningful support for pregnant individuals, raising financial concerns.

The House Civil Law Committee reported a package of bills and a study resolution favorably — including measures to clarify expropriation by foreign entities for very large aerospace projects, require child support after vehicular homicide convictions, limit liability for FAA-licensed aerospace entities, and request a study of remote online notarization — and deferred one bill.