SB 16

Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits

Sponsor: Charles E. Sydnor, III (District 44)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Family LawStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 868 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Specifying that, for purposes of earnings withholdings, the amount deducted from the obligor's earnings may not exceed 35% of the obligor's disposable earnings if the obligor's individual income for the current year does not exceed 250% of the federal poverty guidelines for a family of one; and authorizing an employee to contest the amount of an earnings withholding order based on certain limits.

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Testimony (29)

MGA witness list

FAV 26FavorableUNF 3Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Muckle, Lonialobbyist	CASH Campaign of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Muckle, Lonialobbyist	CASH Campaign of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Alberts, Zachary	Center for Urban Families	Written (PDF)
FAV	Alberts, Zachary	Center for Urban Families	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	Dews & Associates	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	Dews & Associates	Written (PDF)
FAV	Agarin, Ufuoma	Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Williams, Jonathan	Our For Justince	Written (PDF)
FAV	Burton, D'wan	Out For Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Burton, D'wan	Out For Justice	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hamilton, Aprille	Out For Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hamilton, Aprille	Private Citizen	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hoffman, Theresa M.	Showing Up for Racial Justice Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Keipper, Lindsay	Showing Up for Racial Justice- Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sydnor III, Charles	State Senator	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Sydnor III, Charles	State Senator	Written (PDF)
FAV	Adkins, Jr, Adonis	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hatcher, Daniel	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hatcher, Daniel	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jones, Demetrious	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Juberg, Arielle	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Sydnor, Senator Sydnorlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Sydnor, Senator Sydnorlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Sydnor, Senator Sydnorlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Seymore, Chris	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Williams, Jonathan	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Brown-Burnett, Gloria	Department of Human Services	Written (PDF)
UNF	Brown-Burnett, Gloria	Department of Human Services	Written (PDF)
UNF	Madden, Brendan	MSBA FLSC	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

CASH Campaign of MarylandFAV 2

Center for Urban FamiliesFAV 2

Department of Human ServicesUNF 2

Dews & AssociatesFAV 2

Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, Inc.FAV 1

MSBA FLSCUNF 1

Our For JustinceFAV 1

Out For JusticeFAV 3

Private CitizenFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice BaltimoreFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice- BaltimoreFAV 1

State SenatorFAV 2

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMuckle, LoniaCASH Campaign of MarylandRegistered for: CASH Campaign of Maryland

FAVDews, ChristopherDews & AssociatesRegistered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance…