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House Bill 31

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Title AN ACT related to marriage and making an appropriation therefor.
Bill Documents Bill
Impact Statements Local Mandate
Bill Request Number 154
Sponsors D. Hale, D. Elliott, R. Heath, R. Huff, K. Imes, S. Lee, B. Linder, B. Rowland, S. Rudy, S. Santoro, T. Thompson, J. Tipton, S. Westrom
Summary of Original Version Create a new section of KRS Chapter 213 to move marriage licensing and recording duties from county clerks to the state registrar of vital statistics, to allow a fee of $35.50 for licenses, and to provide for the transfer of existing marriage records; amend KRS 344.130, 402.050, and 446.350 to exempt persons, officials, and institutions with religious objections to same-sex marriage from any requirement to solemnize such marriages; amend KRS 47.110, 64.012, 142.010, 209.160, 213.116, 402.080, 402.100, 402.110, 402.210, 402.220, 402.230, and 402.990 to conform; repeal KRS 402.240 which allows county judges/executive to issue marriage licenses in the absence of a county clerk; repeal KRS 402.170 which requires county clerks to distribute marriage manuals; EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2017.
Index Headings of Original Version Local Mandate - Marriage solemnization, performance
County Clerks - Marriage licenses, issuing and recording of
County Clerks - Tax, marriage licenses, duty to collect
Courts - Marriage solemnization, performance of
Data Processing - Marriage licenses, vital statistics
Domestic Relations - Marriage licenses, issuing and recording of
Domestic Relations - Marriage solemnization, performance of
Effective Dates, Delayed - BR 154, January 1, 2017
Fees - Registrar of vital statistics, marriage license, collection by
Libraries - Tax funds, marriage licenses
Local Government - Marriage solemnization, performance of
Public Records and Reports - Marriage solemnization, performance of
Public Records and Reports - Marriage, vital statistics, indexing and recording
State Agencies - Registrar of vital statistics, marriage licenses, issuing and recording of
Taxation - County clerks, marriage license tax
Information Technology - Registrar of vital statistics, marriage licensing and recording
Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, state registrar of vital statistics, marriage licenses
Appropriations - Marriage licenses
Archives and Records - County clerks, marriage records, transfer to vital statistics office
Civil Rights - Marriage licenses, issuing and recording of
Civil Rights - Marriage solemnization, performance of
Clergy - Marriage solemnization, performance of
Counties - Clerks, marriage licenses, issuing and recording of
Counties - Revenue, marriage license tax, end return of

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08/13/15
  • Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
01/05/16
  • introduced in House
  • to Judiciary (H)


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