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• Introduced by Rep. Jim Moeller, (D-Vancouver) (D) on January 1, 2007, to create work groups to periodically review and update the child support schedule. The work groups would also examine current laws, rules, and practices concerning child support. The workgroup would consist of 21 members: 4 members of the Legislature and 17 members of various professions appointed by the Governor. The bill also shifts certain child support jurisdictions from the Administrative Office of the Courts to the DSHS Division of Child Support.
  • Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on January 8, 2007.
    • Substitute offered to the House Judiciary Committee on January 23, 2007, to require the Division of Child Support (DCS) to convene a work group to continue the work of the 2005 work group and to review the child support guidelines. The substitute also requires the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee, starting in 2010 and every four years thereafter, to analyze child support data, review the application of child support guidelines and the recommendations of the work group .
    • The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on March 12, 2007.
  • Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on January 25, 2007.
    • Substitute offered to the House Appropriations Committee on February 27, 2007, to change the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee (JLARC) study to a one-time study, rather than an ongoing repeating requirement.
    • The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on March 12, 2007.
  • Referred to the House Rules Committee on February 27, 2007.
• Passed in the House (98 to 0) on March 12, 2007. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on March 14, 2007.
  • Referred to the Senate Human Services & Corrections Committee on March 14, 2007.
  • Referred to the Senate Ways & Means Committee on March 29, 2007.
  • Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on April 2, 2007.
• Passed in the Senate (49 to 0) on April 11, 2007. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Christine Gregoire on May 3, 2007.