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House bill · PC 1140

Amend the Minor Support Law

This bill amends the Minor Support Law to exclude overtime hours from income used to calculate child support. It will base the support obligation on the net recurring income of the supporting parent, with limited exceptions and other related purposes.

Para enmendar la Ley Núm. 5-1995, según enmendada, conocida como “Ley para el Sustento de Menores de Puerto Rico”, a los fines de excluir las horas extras trabajadas del cómputo de ingresos utilizados para el cálculo de pensión alimentaria; disponer que la obligación alimentaria se base únicamente en el ingreso regular neto recurrente del alimentante; establecer excepciones limitadas; y para otros fines relacionados.

Puerto Rico Legislature’s bill record, via Open States

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Where it stands

Open
253 days
Filed Feb 18
Last step
41 days ago
Sep 18
Committee recommends against passage
Stage
In committee
Step 2 of 5
  1. IntroducedFeb 18
  2. In committeeFeb 19
  3. On the floorNot yet
  4. Passed a chamberNot yet
  5. Became lawNot yet
Sponsors
Félix E. Pacheco Burgos, Ensol Rodríguez Torres
Filed in
The House

Read the original bill, in Spanish: PC 1140

Every step

On record, newest first.

  1. Committee recommends against passage

    Comisión no recomienda aprobación de la medida

  2. Public hearing: Salón de Audiencias #1

    Vista Pública: Salón de Audiencias #1

  3. In committee

    1. Discharged from committee

      Relevado de Comisión(es)

    2. Sent to committee

      Referido a Comisión(es)

  4. In House committee

    1. First reading in the House

      Aparece en Primera Lectura de la Cámara

    2. Sent to committee

      Referido a Comisión(es)

  5. Introduced

    Filed

    Radicado

Bill data via Open States / Plural Policy (public domain). The English title and summary are AI-generated from the official Spanish text; each step is the legislature’s own wording in plain English, with the Spanish beneath it.