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HB 707KENTUCKYSession 2026RSState Billdead
Did Not Advance

Kentucky House Bill 707 Updates Child Support Guidelines, Health Care Allocations, and Modification Thresholds

Original title: AN ACT relating to child support.

Last action · March 3, 2026: to Judiciary (H)Sponsors: Steven Doan and 2 others

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What This Bill Proposed

Kentucky House Bill 707 revises child support statutes by establishing a temporary 25% change threshold for modifying support orders, updating health care coverage and requirements, and outlining rules for parental disability payments and child .

Why it matters

Parents involved in child support actions face altered legal standards for modifying existing orders, new procedural caps on health insurance costs, and revised rules regarding how disability payments offset arrearages.

Background
  • Kentucky child support guidelines are periodically reviewed and updated by a statutory commission composed of judges, attorneys, parents, and state officials. context

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Custodial parents

Custodial parents are subject to new thresholds for modifying support orders, rules on health care cost allocation, and provisions regarding disability payment credits.

Directly affected

Noncustodial parents

Noncustodial parents face updated calculation standards for health insurance cost reasonableness, extraordinary medical expenses, and child support modification percentages.

Directly affected

Cabinet for Health and Family Services

The cabinet administers child support cases, transfers notices of health coverage to new employers, and submits lists of nominees for the review commission.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What percentage change is required to modify a child support order immediately after enactment?
For the one-year period immediately following the enactment of the statute, a change of twenty-five percent (25%) or more in the amount of child support due per month is rebuttably presumed to be a material change in circumstances.
How is health care coverage cost considered reasonable under the bill?
Reasonable in cost means that the cost of coverage to the responsible parent does not exceed five percent (5%) of his or her gross income.
Does child support automatically terminate when a child turns 18?
Support terminates upon unless the child is an 18-year-old high school student, in which case support continues until the completion of the school year during which the child reaches the age of 19.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.

Procedural history

2 actions
  1. Mar 3, 2026HouseCommittee
    to Judiciary (H)
  2. Feb 24, 2026HouseIntroduced
    introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)

Version history

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Lobbying Activity

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Full breakdown

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Sponsors

Steven DoanHouse · District 69RepublicanPrimary sponsor
Stephanie DietzHouse · District 65RepublicanCosponsor
John HodgsonHouse · District 36RepublicanCosponsor

Discoveries

1 pattern noticed across the record

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policy shift95% confidence

Temporary Modification Threshold Adjustment

The bill implements a transitional 25% change threshold for modifying child support orders during the first year after enactment before reverting to 15%.

General Assembly

Connected Entities

Stephanie Dietz, Kentucky Bar Association, County Attorneys Association and 5 more
PersonStephanie Dietz“Cosponsor of HB 707”Map →
OrganizationKentucky Bar Association“Organization providing members for the child support guidelines commission”Map →
OrganizationCounty Attorneys Association“President appoints county attorneys to the child support guidelines commission”Map →
OrganizationGeneral Assembly“Legislative body enacting the bill”Map →
PersonJohn Hodgson“Cosponsor of HB 707”Map →
OrganizationKentucky Supreme Court“Chief Justice appoints judicial members to the child support guidelines commissi”Map →
OrganizationCabinet for Health and Family Services“State agency administering child support cases and health care coverage transfer”Map →
PersonSteven Doan“Primary sponsor of HB 707”Map →

Sources

Open source document

apps.legislature.ky.gov

Analysis Score

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    Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
  • Controversy25
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