Maryland legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Maryland HB881: Family Investment Program - Child Support
Status: Chaptered, May 6, 2025
Phasing in a requirement that all child support received in a month pass through to a family seeking assistance under the Family Investment Program and prohibiting the consideration of child support in computing the amount of assistance received.
What the bill says
An act concerning Family Investment Program and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits - Child Support FOR the purpose of requiring phasing in a requirement that all child support received in a month pass through to a family seeking assistance under the Family Investment Program and prohibiting the consideration of child support in computing the amount of assistance received; prohibiting a local department of social services from considering any child support collected when computing the amount of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to provide…
From the enrolled text, May 8, 2025:
AN ACT concerning Family Investment Program and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits - Child Support FOR the purpose of requiring phasing in a requirement that all child support received in a month pass through to a family seeking assistance under the Family Investment Program and prohibiting the consideration of child support in computing the amount of assistance received; prohibiting a local department of social services from considering any child support collected when computing the amount of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to provide; and generally relating to the Family Investment Program and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program child support. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Human Services Section 5-310(a) and 5-501 Annotated Code of Maryland (2019 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Human Services Section 5-501 Annotated Code of Maryland (2019 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article - Human Services 5-310. (a) (1) For a recipient that is an assistance unit that includes adults and children or minor parents and children, the amount of assistance shall be designated as and (ii) 25% for the adult member or members, or minor parent or parents of the assistance unit. Ch. 373 2025 LAWS OF …