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2016 SESSION
HB 703 Legal age for marriage; emancipation petitions for minors intending to marry, etc.
Introduced by: Jennifer L. McClellan | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Legal age for marriage; 18 years of age. Provides that both parties to a marriage must be 18 years of age or older or emancipated at the time of solemnization by removing exceptions that allow marriage at a minimum age of 16 with the consent of the parent or guardian or younger than 16 in the case of pregnancy and with the consent of the parent or guardian and provides that marriages entered into in violation of this law are voidable. The bill also allows a minor to petition the juvenile and domestic relations district court for emancipation based on such minor's desire to enter into a marriage. The bill provides that, to allow emancipation based on such minor's desire to enter into a marriage, the court must make certain written findings, including that it is the minor's own will to enter into the marriage, that the individuals to be married are mature enough to make a decision to marry, that the marriage will not endanger the safety of the minor, and that it is in the best interests of the minor to be emancipated. This bill is identical to SB 415.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101766D pdf
- 02/10/16 House: Committee substitute printed 16105169D-H1 pdf
- 02/29/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed 16105553D-S1 pdf
- 03/08/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB703ER) pdf
- 03/23/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0457) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/11/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101766D
- 01/11/16 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/14/16 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
- 02/03/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 2-N)
- 02/10/16 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 3-N)
- 02/10/16 House: Committee substitute printed 16105169D-H1
- 02/12/16 House: Read first time
- 02/15/16 House: Read second time
- 02/15/16 House: Committee substitute agreed to 16105169D-H1
- 02/15/16 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB703H1
- 02/16/16 House: Read third time and passed House (66-Y 33-N)
- 02/16/16 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (66-Y 33-N)
- 02/17/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/17/16 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/29/16 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (10-Y 4-N)
- 02/29/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed 16105553D-S1
- 03/01/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/16 Senate: Read third time
- 03/02/16 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/02/16 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 16105553D-S1
- 03/02/16 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/03/16 Senate: Read third time
- 03/03/16 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB703S1
- 03/03/16 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (33-Y 7-N)
- 03/03/16 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 3-N)
- 03/03/16 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (32-Y 8-N)
- 03/04/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/07/16 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 16105553D-S1 (66-Y 30-N)
- 03/07/16 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (66-Y 30-N)
- 03/08/16 House: Enrolled
- 03/08/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB703ER)
- 03/08/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/16 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/11/16
- 03/11/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
- 03/11/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 457 (effective 7/1/16)
- 03/23/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0457)