26RS HB 174

Actions

Last Action	01/07/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to child marriage.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	355
Sponsor	D. Grossberg
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 402.020 to prohibit marriage with a person under 18 years of age; exclude from being prohibited and void, marriages entered into in the Commonwealth before the effective date of this Act if both parties are 18 or older and marriages entered into in another state or country if both parties are 18 at time residency is established; amend KRS 402.030 to require courts to declare any marriage void if a person is under 18 years of age at the time of the petition; amend KRS 402.080 and 402.210 to prohibit the issuance of marriage licenses to persons under 18 years of age; repeal KRS 402.205.
Index Headings of Original Version	Children And Minors - Marriage, prohibition Civil Actions - Marriage, minors, prohibition County Clerks - Marriage licenses, minors, prohibition Courts - Marriage, minors, void Courts, Circuit - Marriage, minors, prohibition Courts, District - Marriage, minors, prohibition Courts, Family - Marriage, minors, prohibition Domestic Relations - Marriage, minors, prohibition Parental Rights - Marriage, minors, prohibition