26RS SB 156

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Last Action	03/04/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to child marriage.
Bill Documents	Current Introduced
Bill Request Number	1889
Sponsors	J. Adams, C. Armstrong, M. Deneen, S. Funke Frommeyer, L. Tichenor
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 and marriages entered into in another state or country; amend KRS 402.080 and 402.210 to prohibit the issuance of marriage licenses to persons under 18 years of age; amend KRS 402.030 to conform; repeal KRS 402.205, relating to petitions to courts filed by minors aged 17 years seeking permission to marry.
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
Votes	Vote History

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02/03/26	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
02/24/26	to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
02/26/26	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
02/27/26	2nd reading, to Rules
03/02/26	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 03 2026
03/03/26	3rd reading, passed 36-0
03/04/26	received in House to Committee on Committees (H)