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Senate Bill 156

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Last Action 03/27/26: 2nd reading, to Rules
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
Jump to Proposed Amendments House Floor Amendment 1
House Floor Amendment 2
Votes Vote History

Actions

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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)
03/24/26
  • to Families & Children (H)
03/25/26
  • floor amendment (1) filed
03/26/26
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
  • floor amendment (2) filed
03/27/26
  • 2nd reading, to Rules

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor L. Burke
Summary Retain original provisions, except amend KRS 402.020 to remove marriage between members of the same sex from marriages that are prohibited and void.
Index Headings Civil Actions - Marriage, same sex couples, allowing
Domestic Relations - Marriage, same sex couples, allowing

Amendment House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor K. Holloway
Summary Remove original provisions; amend KRS 402.020 to allow persons age 16 and older to marry if they have been declared an emancipated minor or if the marriage parties have a child in common or if a party is pregnant with a child of the other party and judicial permission to marry has been granted; amend KRS 402.210 and 402.205 to conform.
Index Headings Children And Minors - Marriage, age 16 and older, allowing
County Clerks - Marriage, minors age 16 and older, allowing
Courts - Marriage, minors age 16 and older, allowing
Courts, Circuit - Marriage, minors age 16 and older, allowing
Courts, District - Marriage, minors age 16 and older, allowing
Courts, Family - Marriage, minors age 16 and older, allowing
Domestic Relations - Marriage, minors age 16 and older, allowing

Last updated: 3/30/2026 4:42 PM (EDT)