AN ACT relating to child marriage.
Engrossed on 3/4/26
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From the Legislature
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.
Sponsors
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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus
Roll Call Votes
Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3876
36 Yea
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2 Absent
RRCalendar
Feb 26
8:00 AM
Senate Committee On Veterans, Military Affairs, And Public Protection
Mar 26
9:00 AM
House Committee On Families And Children