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HB2062Introduced in the House

Providing for child support orders for unborn children from the date of conception, including the direct medical and pregnancy-related expenses of the mother as a factor in child support orders and providing for an income tax exemption for unborn and stillborn children, requiring courts to consider the value of retirement accounts in certain circumstances, authorizing payment from certain retirement accounts to pay child support arrearages and eliminating the exemption of pension and retirement moneys from claims to fulfill child support obligations.

Passed

Introduced by Judiciary

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Providing for child support orders for unborn children from the date of conception, including the direct medical and pregnancy-related expenses of the mother as a factor in child support orders and providing for an income tax exemption for unborn and stillborn children, requiring courts to consider the value of retirement accounts in certain circumstances, authorizing payment from certain retirement accounts to pay child support arrearages and eliminating the exemption of pension and retirement moneys from claims to fulfill child support obligations.

Where it stands

Senate Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 31 Nay: 9

April 10, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate Motion to override veto prevailed - Yea: 31 Nay: 9 · April 10, 2025

31

Yes

9

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Craig Bowser1Yes
Marci Francisco2No
Rick Kloos3Yes
David Haley4No
Jeff Klemp5Yes
Pat Pettey6No
Ethan Corson7No
Cindy Holscher8No
Beverly Gossage9Yes
Mike Thompson10Yes

Bill history

  1. House Introduced

  2. House Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. House Hearing: Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 3:30 PM Room 582-N

  4. House Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary

  5. House Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Osman

  6. House Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Osman was rejected

  7. House Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Lewis

  8. House Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Lewis was adopted

  9. House Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  10. House Engrossed on Tuesday, February 18, 2025

  11. House Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 85 Nay: 34

  12. Senate Received and Introduced

  13. Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  14. Senate Hearing: Thursday, February 27, 2025, 10:30 AM Room 346-S

  15. Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary

  16. Senate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Holscher

  17. Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Holscher was rejected

  18. Senate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Schmidt

  19. Senate Senator Peck raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled germane.

  20. Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Schmidt was adopted

  21. Senate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Haley

  22. Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Haley was rejected

  23. Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  24. Senate Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 30 Nay: 9

  25. House Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Humphries , Representative Williams, L. and Representative Osman as conferees

  26. Senate Motion to accede adopted; Senator Warren, Senator Titus and Senator Corson appointed as conferees

  27. Senate Conference committee report now available

  28. Senate Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Senator Warren, Senator Titus and Senator Corson appointed as second conferees

  29. House Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Representative Humphries, Representative Williams, L. and Representative Osman appointed as second conferees

  30. Senate Conference committee report now available

  31. Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 31 Nay: 9

  32. House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 87 Nay: 38

  33. House Reengrossed on Thursday, March 27, 2025

  34. House Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 31, 2025

  35. House Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Wednesday, April 9, 2025

  36. House Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 87 Nay: 38

  37. Senate Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 31 Nay: 9

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