SB597
Wage garnishments; treasurers' liens for unpaid taxes and charges.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 9, 2026
House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Chief Patron:
Lashrecse Aird (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Wage garnishments; treasurers' liens for unpaid taxes and charges.
Limits a treasurer's lien issued with respect to wages or salary to 25 percent of the disposable earnings in a single pay period. The 25 percent limitation shall not apply (i) if the lien issuer determines that the adjusted gross income of the delinquent taxpayer exceeds 250 percent of the ... (More) poverty guideline amount adjusted for household size, (ii) if a court of appropriate jurisdiction determines, by clear and convincing evidence, that the delinquent taxpayer may flee or attempt to flee the jurisdiction or is improperly disposing of assets with the intent to hinder or delay the collection of the delinquent obligations, or (iii) to any portion of the delinquent obligation collected by the delinquent taxpayer and held in trust to remit to the local governing authority. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/14/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101353D
- 01/14/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/20/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From TAX (1/20/2026 11:33 pm)
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26106438D-S1
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/03/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/09/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/09/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/09/2026 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
