Colorado 2019 Regular Session Status: Enacted 2 D cosponsors

HB 19-1189 — Wage Garnishment Reform

Last action — Governor Signed

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2019. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    4 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Wage garnishment - disposable earnings - hardship exemption - notice - applicability. Under current law, the amount of an individual's disposable earnings subject to garnishment is either 25% of the individual's disposable weekly earnings or the amount by which an individual's disposable earnings for a week exceed 30 times the state or federal minimum wage, whichever is less. The act changes the amount subject to garnishment to 20% of the individual's disposable weekly earnings 40 times the amount by which an individual's disposable earnings for a week exceed the state or federal minimum wage. Currently, the cost of court-ordered health insurance for a child provided by an individual is deducted from the individual's disposable earnings subject to garnishment. The act also deducts from an individual's disposable earnings subject to garnishment the cost of any health insurance that is provided by the individual's employer and voluntarily withheld from the individual's earnings. The act creates an exemption that would permit individuals to prove that the amount of their pay subject to garnishment should be further reduced or eliminated altogether if the individual can establish that such reductions are necessary to support the individual or the individual's family. The act also requires clearer and more timely notice to an individual whose wages are being garnished and gives the individual more time after receiving the notice before garnishment starts. The act applies to all writs of garnishment issued on or after October 1, 2020, regardless of the date of the judgment that is basis of the writ of garnishment. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

17 added · 23 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of the bill clarifies that it concerns wage garnishment reform and includes changes related to reducing disposable earnings by health insurance premiums. The specific language highlighting the changes has been added, which may affect how disposable earnings are calculated. This distinction could impact individuals' net wages in the context of wage garnishment.

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First Regular Session Seventy-second General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
First Regular Session Seventy-second General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
19-0805.01 Michael Dohr x4347 HOUSE BILL 19-1189 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Gray and Valdez A., Bird, Galindo, Herod, Jaquez Lewis SENATE SPONSORSHIP Bridges and Fields, House Committees Senate Committees Finance A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING WAGE GARNISHMENT REFORM ,AND , IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , REDUCING DISPOSABLE EARNINGS BY HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS , REDUCING THE AMOUNT THAT IS SUBJECT TO GARNISHMENT ,AND PROVIDING MORE DETAILED INFORMATION TO THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR REGARDING d GARNISHMENT .
19-0805.01 Michael Dohr x4347 HOUSE BILL 19-1189 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Gray and Valdez A., SENATE SPONSORSHIP Bridges, House Committees Senate Committees Finance A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING WAGE GARNISHMENT REFORM , AND ,IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , REDUCING DISPOSABLE EARNINGS BY HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS , REDUCING THE AMOUNT THAT IS SUBJECT TO GARNISHMENT ,AND PROVIDING MORE DETAILED INFORMATION TO THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR REGARDING GARNISHMENT .
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Amendments

1 amendment

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Action History

  1. Governor Signed

  2. Sent to the Governor

  3. Signed by the Speaker of the House

  4. Signed by the President of the Senate

  5. House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass

  6. House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily

  7. House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily

  8. House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily

  9. House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily

  10. House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily

  11. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  12. Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee

  13. Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  14. Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole

  15. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance

  16. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  17. House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee

  18. House Second Reading Laid Over to 04/08/2019 - No Amendments

  19. House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole

  20. Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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4 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 97 not signed on · 9 voted No

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (97)

97 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

BILL

Passed 21 Yea · 13 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 4001
Unaffiliated 171300
Total 211301
% of votes cast 60%37%0%3%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Cooke — Nay
Coram — Nay
Crowder — Yea
Donovan — Yea
Fenberg — Yea
Fields — Yea
Foote — Yea
Ginal — Yea
Hill — Nay
Holbert — Nay
Lee — Yea
Lundeen — Nay
Marble — Nay
Moreno — Yea
Pettersen — Yea
Priola — Yea
Rankin — Nay
Scott — Nay
Smallwood — Nay
Sonnenberg — Nay
Tate — Yea
Todd — Yea
Zenzinger — Yea
Court — Yea
Gardner — Nay
Hisey — Nay
Williams A. — Yea
Woodward — Nay
President — Yea
Winter F. — Yea
Jeff Bridges Democrat Yea
Jessie Danielson Democrat Yea
Julie Gonzales Democrat Not Voting
Robert Rodriguez Democrat Yea
Tammy Story Democrat Yea

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REPASS

Passed 39 Yea · 25 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 251900
Republican 0600
Democrat 14001
Total 392501
% of votes cast 60%38%0%2%
How each member voted (65)
Member Party Vote
Arndt — Yea
Beckman — Nay
Buck — Nay
Carver — Nay
Esgar — Yea
Garnett — Yea
Gray — Yea
Hansen — Yea
Herod — Yea
Hooton — Yea
Humphrey — Nay
Kraft-Tharp — Nay
Landgraf — Nay
Lontine — Yea
McKean — Nay
Melton — Yea
Ransom — Nay
Saine — Nay
Sandridge — Nay
Singer — Yea
Will — Nay
Bird — Yea
Bockenfeld — Nay
Buckner — Yea
Buentello — Yea
Caraveo — Yea
Galindo — Yea
Geitner — Nay
Gonzales-Gutierrez — Yea
Larson — Nay
McLachlan — Yea
Neville — Nay
Pelton — Nay
Tipper — Yea
Valdez A. — Yea
Becker — Yea
Adrienne Benavidez — Yea
Jaquez Lewis — Nay
Jaquez Lewis — Yea
Michaelson Jenet — Yea
Valdez D. — Yea
Van Winkle — Nay
Williams D. — Nay
deGruy Kennedy — Yea
Brianna Titone Democrat Yea
Cathy Kipp Democrat Yea
Dylan Roberts Democrat Yea
Emily Sirota Democrat Yea
James Coleman Democrat Yea
Jamie Jackson Democrat Not Voting
Julie McCluskie Democrat Yea
Kyle Mullica Democrat Yea
Lisa Cutter Democrat Yea
Marc Snyder Democrat Yea
Meg Froelich Democrat Yea
Mike Weissman Democrat Yea
Monica Duran Democrat Yea
Tom Sullivan Democrat Yea
Tony Exum Democrat Yea
Janice Rich Republican Nay
Larry Liston Republican Nay
Lynda Zamora Wilson Republican Nay
Marc Catlin Republican Nay
Mark Baisley Republican Nay
Matt Soper Republican Nay

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CONCUR

Passed 49 Yea · 15 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 321200
Republican 3300
Democrat 14001
Total 491501
% of votes cast 75%23%0%2%
How each member voted (65)
Member Party Vote
Arndt — Yea
Beckman — Nay
Buck — Yea
Carver — Nay
Esgar — Yea
Garnett — Yea
Gray — Yea
Hansen — Yea
Herod — Yea
Hooton — Yea
Humphrey — Nay
Kraft-Tharp — Yea
Landgraf — Yea
Lontine — Yea
McKean — Yea
Melton — Nay
Ransom — Nay
Saine — Nay
Sandridge — Nay
Singer — Yea
Will — Yea
Bird — Yea
Bockenfeld — Nay
Buckner — Yea
Buentello — Yea
Caraveo — Yea
Galindo — Yea
Geitner — Nay
Gonzales-Gutierrez — Yea
Larson — Nay
McLachlan — Yea
Neville — Yea
Pelton — Nay
Tipper — Yea
Valdez A. — Yea
Becker — Yea
Adrienne Benavidez — Yea
Jaquez Lewis — Nay
Jaquez Lewis — Yea
Michaelson Jenet — Yea
Valdez D. — Yea
Van Winkle — Yea
Williams D. — Yea
deGruy Kennedy — Yea
Brianna Titone Democrat Yea
Cathy Kipp Democrat Yea
Dylan Roberts Democrat Yea
Emily Sirota Democrat Yea
James Coleman Democrat Yea
Jamie Jackson Democrat Not Voting
Julie McCluskie Democrat Yea
Kyle Mullica Democrat Yea
Lisa Cutter Democrat Yea
Marc Snyder Democrat Yea
Meg Froelich Democrat Yea
Mike Weissman Democrat Yea
Monica Duran Democrat Yea
Tom Sullivan Democrat Yea
Tony Exum Democrat Yea
Janice Rich Republican Nay
Larry Liston Republican Yea
Lynda Zamora Wilson Republican Yea
Marc Catlin Republican Yea
Mark Baisley Republican Nay
Matt Soper Republican Nay

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Subjects

labor health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 19-1189 do?
Wage garnishment - disposable earnings - hardship exemption - notice - applicability. Under current law, the amount of an individual's disposable earnings subject to garnishment is either 25% of the individual's disposable weekly earnings or the amount by which an individual's disposable earnings for a week exceed 30 times the state or federal minimum wage, whichever is less. The act changes the amount subject to garnishment to 20% of the individual's disposable weekly earnings 40 times the amount by which an individual's disposable earnings for a week exceed the state or federal minimum wage. Currently, the cost of court-ordered health insurance for a child provided by an individual is deducted from the individual's disposable earnings subject to garnishment. The act also deducts from an individual's disposable earnings subject to garnishment the cost of any health insurance that is provided by the individual's employer and voluntarily withheld from the individual's earnings. The act creates an exemption that would permit individuals to prove that the amount of their pay subject to garnishment should be further reduced or eliminated altogether if the individual can establish that such reductions are necessary to support the individual or the individual's family. The act also requires clearer and more timely notice to an individual whose wages are being garnished and gives the individual more time after receiving the notice before garnishment starts. The act applies to all writs of garnishment issued on or after October 1, 2020, regardless of the date of the judgment that is basis of the writ of garnishment. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More
Who sponsors HB 19-1189?
HB 19-1189 is sponsored by Rhonda Fields, Matt Gray, Alex Valdez (Democrat), and Jeff Bridges (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 19-1189?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2019. Enacted.
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