South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 136


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       136
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  Senate
Introduced Date:                   19950110
Primary Sponsor:                   Short 
All Sponsors:                      Short, Courson, O'Dell, Hayes,
                                   Rose, Wilson
Drafted Document Number:           RES9461.LHS
Residing Body:                     House
Current Committee:                 Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Date of Last Amendment:            19950315
Subject:                           Child support payments,
                                   delinquent; reporting of



History


Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

House   19950323  Introduced, read first time,             25 HJ
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19950322  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19950315  Amended, read second time
Senate  19950309  Committee report: Favorable with         08 SG
                  amendment
Senate  19950110  Introduced, read first time,             08 SG
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19941003  Prefiled, referred to Committee          08 SG

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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

March 15, 1995

S. 136

Introduced by SENATORS Short, Courson, Hayes, Rose, Wilson and O'Dell

S. Printed 3/15/95--S.

Read the first time January 10, 1995.

A BILL

TO AMEND ARTICLE 5, CHAPTER 5, TITLE 43, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA EMPLOYABLES PROGRAM ACT, BY ADDING SECTION 43-5-585 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES TO PROVIDE REPORTS TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES OF PERSONS DELINQUENT IN CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE MONTHS.

Amend Title To Conform

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Article 5, Chapter 5, Title 43 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 43-5-585. The department shall provide consumer credit reporting agencies an automated monthly report of obligors in Title IV-D cases who have not made a payment on their child support obligation for two consecutive months.

The department shall establish procedures for notice and an opportunity for a review for obligors who contest the submission to the consumer credit reporting agency. The procedures shall limit the review to a dispute concerning the identity of the obligor or the existence or amount of the arrearage."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect January 1, 1996.

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