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SB 156

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AN ACT relating to child marriage.
About This Bill
Latest Action · Apr 15, 2026
recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Session
2026RS
Introduced
Feb 3, 2026
Primary Sponsor
J. Adams· primary

Summary

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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.

Subjects

Children And MinorsCivil ActionsCounty ClerksCourtsCourts, CircuitCourts, DistrictCourts, FamilyDomestic RelationsParental Rights

Co-sponsors (4)

C. Armstrong · primary
M. Deneen · primary
S. Funke Frommeyer · primary
L. Tichenor · primary

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