Washington HB 1014: Concerning election of the governor by county.

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CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 1014
Chapter 272, Laws of 2025
69th Legislature
2025 Regular Session
CHILD SUPPORT SCHEDULE—VARIOUS PROVISIONS
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 27, 2025—Except for sections 1 through 3 and
14, which take effect January 1, 2026; and sections 4 through 12,
which take effect April 1, 2027.
Passed by the House March 11, 2025
Yeas 93 Nays 3
LAURIE JINKINS
Speaker of the House of
Representatives
Passed by the Senate April 16, 2025
Yeas 48 Nays 1
JOHN LOVICK
President of the Senate
CERTIFICATE
I, Bernard Dean, Chief Clerk of the
House of Representatives of the
State of Washington, do hereby
certify that the attached is
ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 1014 as passed
by the House of Representatives and
the Senate on the dates hereon set
forth.
BERNARD DEAN
Chief Clerk
Approved May 13, 2025 10:39 AM FILED
May 14, 2025
BOB FERGUSON
Governor of the State of Washington
Secretary of State
State of Washington

AN ACT Relating to implementing recommendations of the 2023 child 1
support schedule work group; amending RCW 26.19.065, 26.19.071, 2
26.19.080, 26.09.170, 26.23.050, 74.20A.055, 74.20A.056, 74.20A.059, 3
and 26.19.020; reenacting and amending RCW 26.09.004; adding new 4
sections to chapter 26.09 RCW; creating new sections; providing 5
effective dates; and providing an expiration date.6
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:7
Sec. 1. RCW 26.19.065 and 2018 c 150 s 401 are each amended to 8
read as follows:9
(1) Limit at ((forty-five)) 45 percent of a parent's net income. 10
Neither parent's child support obligation owed for all his or her 11
biological or legal children may exceed ((forty-five)) 45 percent of 12
net income except for good cause shown.13
(a) Each child is entitled to a pro rata share of the income 14
available for support, but the court only applies the pro rata share 15
to the children in the case before the court.16
(b) Before determining whether to apply the ((forty-five)) 45 17
percent limitation, the court must consider whether it would be 18
unjust to apply the limitation after considering the best interests 19
of the child and the circumstances of each parent. Such circumstances 20
include, but are not limited to, leaving insufficient funds in the 21
ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 1014
Passed Legislature - 2025 Regular Session
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Representatives Schmidt, Walen, Timmons, Fey, Ormsby, and Hill
Prefiled 12/05/24. Read first time 01/13/25. Referred to Committee
on Civil Rights & Judiciary.
p. 1 EHB 1014.SL

custodial parent's household to meet the basic needs of the child, 1
comparative hardship to the affected households, assets or 2
liabilities, and any involuntary limits on either parent's earning 3
capacity including incarceration, disabilities, or incapacity.4
(c) Good cause includes, but is not limited to, possession of 5
substantial wealth, children with day care expenses, special medical 6
need, educational need, psychological need, and larger families.7
(2) Presumptive minimum support obligation. (a) When a parent's 8
monthly net income is below ((one hundred twenty-five)) 180 percent 9
of the federal poverty guideline for a one-person family, a support 10
order of not less than ((fifty dollars)) $50 per child per month 11
shall be entered unless the obligor parent establishes that it would 12
be unjust to do so in that particular case. The decision whether 13
there is a sufficient basis to deviate below the presumptive minimum 14
payment must take into consideration the best interests of the child 15
and the circumstances of each parent. Such circumstances can include 16
leaving insufficient funds in the custodial parent's household to 17
meet the basic needs of the child, comparative hardship to the 18
affected households, assets or liabilities, and earning capacity.19
(b) The basic support obligation of the parent making the 20
transfer payment, excluding health care, day care, and special child-21
rearing expenses, shall not reduce his or her net income below the 22
self-support reserve of ((one hundred twenty-five)) 180 percent of 23
the federal poverty level for a one-person family, except for the 24
presumptive minimum payment of ((fifty dollars)) $50 per child per 25
month or when it would be unjust to apply the self-support reserve 26
limitation after considering the best interests of the child and the 27
circumstances of each parent. Such circumstances include, but are not 28
limited to, leaving insufficient funds in the custodial parent's 29
household to meet the basic needs of the child, comparative hardship 30
to the affected households, assets or liabilities, and earning 31
capacity. This section shall not be construed to require monthly 32
substantiation of income.33
(c)(i) When a parent's income is greater than the self-support 34
reserve of 180 percent of the federal poverty level for a one-person 35
household, neither parent's basic child support obligation owed for 36
all of