HB 25-1159
signedChild Support Commission Recommendations
Plain-English Summary
AI-generatedHouse Bill 25-1159, which has been signed into law, updates Colorado’s child support guidelines. It adjusts the income levels for reduced low-income adjustments and changes how parenting time is credited in child support calculations to account for all overnights spent with each parent. The bill also allocates $137,250 to improve technology services for the Department of Human Services. This law will affect parents involved in child support arrangements and those who use the state’s human services resources. Since it has been signed, the changes are now official and will be implemented according to the new guidelines.
Official Summary
The act implements the legislative recommendations of the child support commission by:
Updating the child support guidelines schedule;
Updating the monthly incomes eligible for a reduced low-income adjustment; and
Replacing the current parenting time credit with a formula that provides parents credit for all overnights spent with that parent.
The act appropriates $137,250 to the office of the governor for use by the office of information technology to provide information technology services to the department of human services.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Details
- Chamber
- House
- First action
- 2025-05-31
- Latest action
- 2025-01-29
- Last action desc.
- Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services
- OpenStates
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Votes
BILL
2025-05-05 · Senate · pass — Yes: 32 · No: 3 · Other: —
BILL
2025-04-28 · House · pass — Yes: 51 · No: 14 · Other: —