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2024 SESSION
HB 994 Marriage; establishes legal age to be 18 years.
Introduced by: Karen Keys-Gamarra (by request) | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Legal age for marriage. Establishes the legal age of marriage to be 18 years of age and eliminates the ability for a minor to be declared emancipated on the basis of the intent to marry.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104849D pdf
- 02/12/24 House: Printed as engrossed 24104849D-E pdf
- 03/25/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB994ER) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104849D
- 01/09/24 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/29/24 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 01/31/24 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
- 02/09/24 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (12-Y 10-N)
- 02/11/24 House: Read first time
- 02/12/24 House: Read second time
- 02/12/24 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/12/24 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB994E
- 02/12/24 House: Printed as engrossed 24104849D-E
- 02/13/24 House: Read third time and passed House (55-Y 42-N)
- 02/13/24 House: VOTE: Passage (55-Y 42-N)
- 02/14/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/14/24 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/28/24 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (11-Y 0-N 4-A)
- 03/01/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/24 Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/24 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/05/24 Senate: Read third time
- 03/05/24 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 03/05/24 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 03/05/24 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/05/24 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 1-N)
- 03/06/24 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (55-Y 42-N 1-A)
- 03/06/24 House: VOTE: Adoption (55-Y 42-N 1-A)
- 03/06/24 House: Reconsideration of Senate amendment agreed to by House
- 03/06/24 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (57-Y 40-N)
- 03/06/24 House: VOTE: Adoption #2 (57-Y 40-N)
- 03/25/24 House: Enrolled
- 03/25/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB994ER)
- 03/25/24 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/24 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/24 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
- 03/27/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/08/24 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 737 (effective 7/1/24)