FINAL BILL REPORT
SSB 6893
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Synopsis as Enacted
Brief Description: Suspending the child support pass through payment.
Sponsors: Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senator Murray).
Senate Committee on Ways & Means
Background: As a condition of receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) cash benefits, a family must assign its child support rights to the state during the months they receive TANF. Washington, under a state option in the federal Deficit Reduction Act (DRA), passes child support collections to the family up to $100 per month for a family with one child or $200 per month for a family with two or more children. This is known as the child support pass through.
If a state does not choose the child support pass through option, the amount collected is shared between the state and federal government.
Summary: Effective May 1, 2011, the child support pass through is suspended for all families. All rules to the contrary adopted before May 1, 2011, are without force and effect.
Votes on Final Passage:
Second Special Session
Senate | 28 | 11 | |
House | 86 | 7 |
Effective: | May 1, 2011 |