26RS SB 156

Actions

Last Action	02/03/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
Title	AN ACT relating to child marriage.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	1889
Sponsor	J. Adams
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