E2SSB 5651 — Concerning exemptions from garnishment.

What this bill does

Addresses automatic protections from attachment, execution, and garnishment in nonbankruptcy cases for certain funds held by financial institutions. Requires the Department of Revenue to adjust the other personal property exemption amounts in nonbankruptcy cases every three years based on the consumer price index. Provides an exemption from attachment, execution, and garnishment for alimony or spousal support paid or owed to a debtor, subject to limitations.

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Floor votes

• House — Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 10, 2025
  61 yea · 34 nay · 3 not voting
• Senate — Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 22, 2025
  33 yea · 15 nay
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 12, 2025
  38 yea · 10 nay · 1 not voting

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