Senate Bill 156

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Last Action 02/26/26: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
Title AN ACT relating to child marriage.
Bill Documents Introduced
Bill Request Number 1889
Sponsors J. Adams, M. Deneen, S. Funke Frommeyer
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

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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


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