Existing law sets forth procedures for the levy of a judgment debtor's wages when required to enforce a money judgment. Existing law specifies that the maximum amount of a judgment debtor's disposable earnings for any workweek that is subject to levy shall not exceed the lesser of certain specified percentages, including 50% of the amount by which the disposable earnings for the week exceed 40 times the state minimum hourly wage. Existing law specifies certain multipliers to determine the maximum amount of disposable earning subject to levy for any pay period other than a weekly pay period.
This bill would provide that the maximum amount of disposable earnings of a judgment debtor for any workweek that is subject to levy must not exceed the lesser of 20% of the individual's disposable earnings for that week or 40% of the amount by which the individual's disposable earnings for that week exceed 48 times the state minimum hourly wage. The bill would reduce the multipliers used to determine the maximum amount of earnings subject to levy for any pay period other than a weekly pay period. The bill would make these provisions operative on September 1, 2023.

Statutes affected:
SB1477: 4004 FAM, 17500 FAM
02/18/22 - Introduced: 4004 FAM, 17500 FAM
03/24/22 - Amended Senate: 4004 FAM, 17500 FAM
04/18/22 - Amended Senate: 10878 RTC, 19280 RTC
05/09/22 - Amended Senate: 10878 RTC, 19280 RTC
06/08/22 - Amended Assembly: 10878 RTC, 19280 RTC
08/18/22 - Amended Assembly: 10878 RTC, 19280 RTC
SB 1477: 4004 FAM, 17500 FAM