HB 986·LA·house
CHILDREN/SUPPORT: Requires child support payments by persons convicted of vehicular homicide
Passed One ChamberFiled Mar 23, 2026
Sponsor: Tim Kerner (R)
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Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
May 18, 2026
Summary
The bill seeks to make anyone convicted of vehicular homicide responsible for child‑support payments for any minor children they have. Its only substantive change in the text is to update the statutory citation to §315.27, the section that governs such support. The measure has cleared the House and is now before the Judiciary A Committee.
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