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| Bill | Child support; updates amounts in the schedule of basic support obligations. | Determination of child support. Updates the amounts in the schedule of basic child support obligations based upon gross monthly income and calculates such obligations for specific amounts up to a gross monthly income of $42,500. Under current law, such child support obligations are calculated up to a gross monthly income of $35,000. The bill directs the Child Support Guidelines Review Panel, in collaboration with the Division of Child Support Enforcement, to examine the current outstanding amount of child support arrearages and make recommendations to the General Assembly about measures the General Assembly can consider regarding (i) helping child support obligors pay outstanding arrearages and (ii) whether existing penalties that place restrictions on such obligors' drivers licenses or other professional restrictions unnecessarily impair the obligor's ability to repay outstanding child support arrearages. The bill directs the Child Support Guidelines Review Panel to report its conclusions to the Chairmen of the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice by November 15, 2025. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2025 | SB 805 | Virginia SB 805 (2025) |
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Virginia SB 805 (2025) — Child support; updates amounts in the schedule of basic support obligations.
Determination of child support. Updates the amounts in the schedule of basic child support obligations based upon gross monthly income and calculates such obligations for specific amounts up to a gross monthly income of $42,500. Under current law, such child support obligations are calculated up to a gross monthly income of $35,000. The bill directs the Child Support Guidelines Review Panel, in collaboration with the Division of Child Support Enforcement, to examine the current outstanding amount of child support arrearages and make recommendations to the General Assembly about measures the General Assembly can consider regarding (i) helping child support obligors pay outstanding arrearages and (ii) whether existing penalties that place restrictions on such obligors' drivers licenses or other professional restrictions unnecessarily impair the obligor's ability to repay outstanding child support arrearages. The bill directs the Child Support Guidelines Review Panel to report its conclusions to the Chairmen of the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice by November 15, 2025.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
- Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- Governor's Recommendation (committee substitute) — source
- Senator Surovell Amendment (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Passed House (77-Y 19-N) — 77–19 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 1-N) — 12–1 (pass) · upper
- Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N) — 19–21 (fail) · upper
- Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (18-Y 22-N) — 18–22 (fail) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — 8–0 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N) — 37–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
- Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 7-N) — 32–7 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Scott A. Surovell — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2024-12-30 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102166D
filing, introduction - 2024-12-30 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2025-01-13 Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 1-N)
committee-passage - 2025-01-14 Rules suspended
- 2025-01-14 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
- 2025-01-14 Passed by for the day
- 2025-01-15 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB805)
- 2025-01-15 Read second time
reading-2 - 2025-01-15 Passed by for the day
- 2025-01-16 Read second time
reading-2 - 2025-01-16 Senator Surovell Amendment withdrawn
amendment-withdrawal, withdrawal - 2025-01-16 Reading of amendment waived
- 2025-01-16 Amendments by Senator withdrawn
amendment-withdrawal, withdrawal - 2025-01-16 Senator Surovell Amendment agreed to
amendment-passage - 2025-01-16 Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 2025-01-16 Printed as engrossed 25102166D-E
- 2025-01-17 Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 7-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2025-01-21 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB805)
- 2025-02-04 Placed on Calendar
- 2025-02-04 Read first time
reading-1 - 2025-02-04 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2025-02-04 Assigned Courts sub: Civil
referral-committee - 2025-02-05 Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 2025-02-10 Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2025-02-12 Read second time
reading-2 - 2025-02-13 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- 2025-02-13 Read third time
reading-3 - 2025-02-13 Passed House (77-Y 19-N)
passage - 2025-03-07 Enrolled
enrolled - 2025-03-07 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB805ER)
passage - 2025-03-07 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB805)
- 2025-03-07 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2025-03-10 Signed by President
passage - 2025-03-11 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
enrolled - 2025-03-11 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
executive-receipt - 2025-03-24 Governor's recommendation received by Senate
executive-veto-line-item - 2025-04-02 Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (18-Y 22-N)
veto-override-passage - 2025-04-02 Communicated to Governor
- 2025-04-02 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
executive-receipt - 2025-05-02 Approved by Governor-Chapter 702 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive-signature - 2025-05-02 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0702)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/fd7c1d5b-c24f-4ac6-9fc6-72ce42b260a2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).