HB 213 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
04/17/2025 1487s
2025 SESSION
25-0084
11/05
HOUSE BILL 213
AN ACT relative to wage garnishment for child support.
SPONSORS: Rep. Spillane, Rock. 2; Rep. Aures, Merr. 13; Rep. DeSimone, Rock. 18; Rep. Roy, Rock. 31; Rep. Seidel, Hills. 29; Rep. Ulery, Hills. 13; Rep. Kofalt, Hills. 32; Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill adds restrictions to the circumstances for an income assignment.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
04/17/2025 1487s 25-0084
11/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to wage garnishment for child support.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Assignment of Income; Notice to Parties. Amend RSA 458-B:2 by inserting after paragraph I the following new paragraph:
I-a. At the time of the hearing the court shall notify each party that their income assignment of wages for child support will be automatic under RSA 458-B:2 unless both parties come to an agreement under another arrangement.
2 New Paragraph; Income Assignment. Amend RSA 458-B:3 by inserting after paragraph I the following new paragraph:
I-a. The circuit court family division shall develop a standard form, which may be an addendum to the child support calculation form, to be presented prior to the temporary hearing for waiving of garnishment of wages, with such form containing the following:
(a) The details of when garnishment of wages will become mandatory.
(b) Allowing for both parties to detail their preferred form of payment arrangement.
(c) Informing the payer that record keeping to prove payments in the event of a discrepancy is their responsibility.
(d) Informing the payee how to report missed payments by the payer.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026.
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| April 3, 2025 | 2025-1487s |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 21, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 18, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 4, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 3, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 17, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
May 8, 2025: House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2025-1487s (Rep. M. Pearson): MA VV 05/08/2025 HJ 14
April 17, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-1487s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/17/2025; SJ 10
April 17, 2025: Committee Amendment # 2025-1487s, AA, VV; 04/17/2025; SJ 10
April 8, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1487s, 04/17/2025; Vote 3-0; CC; SC 17
March 26, 2025: Hearing: 04/03/2025, Room 103, SH, 09:40 am; SC 15
March 11, 2025: Introduced 03/06/2025 and Referred to Children and Family Law; SJ 7
Feb. 13, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/13/2025 HJ 5 P. 5
Feb. 5, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/04/2025 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 11 P. 2
Feb. 5, 2025: Executive Session: 01/21/2025 02:30 pm LOB 206-208
Jan. 8, 2025: Public Hearing: 01/21/2025 02:30 pm LOB 206-208
Jan. 7, 2025: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 2 P. 10