Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky SB337: AN ACT relating to child support.
Status: In committee, March 2, 2026
Amend KRS 15.808 to allow the Attorney General to pass through child support payments up to $200 per month to recipients of public assistance; require that the payments are not considered income for the purpose of determining public assistance eligibility or the recipient monthly benefit amount.
What the bill says
An act relating to child support.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to child support. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 15.808 is amended to read as follows: (1) (a) By applying for Title IV-D services or accepting public assistance for or on behalf of a needy dependent child, the recipient shall be deemed to have made an assignment to the office of the right to any child support or maintenance owed up to the amount of public assistance paid by the Office of the Attorney General to the recipient. (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, to the extent funds are available, the first one hundred dollars ($100) of child support collected per month for one (1) child or the first two hundred dollars ($200) of child support collected per month for two (2) or more children and 2. Not be considered income for the purpose of determining eligibility for, or the recipient monthly benefit amount of, public assistance under Title IV-A of the Social Security Act. (c) The office shall be subrogated to the right of the child or the person having custody to collect and receive all child support payments and to initiate any support action existing under the laws of this state. (2) The Office of the Attorney General shall distribute all child support payments and …
Sponsors
- Craig Richardson (R, SD-003) · primary sponsor
- Amanda Mays Bledsoe (R, SD-012)
Latest actions
- : to Committee on Committees (S)
- : introduced in Senate
Subjects: Children And Minors, Public Assistance, Attorney General
Common questions
- What is SB337?
- SB337 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to child support.
- What does SB337 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to child support.
- What is the status of SB337?
- In committee as of March 2, 2026. Latest action: to Committee on Committees (S) (March 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB337?
- Craig Richardson (R, SD-003), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB337?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/sb337.html
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