SB 48 Kentucky Senate · 2018 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to child marriage. Amend KRS 402.020 to establish a new minimum age for marriage; amend KRS 402.030 to establish the power of courts to declare a marriage void when one party is under 18 years of age; amend KRS 402.210 to prohibit individuals under the age of 17 years from marrying; establish the process for a 17- year old to petition a court for permission to marry and the criteria for granting the petition; repeal KRS 402.260 which provides for the estate of minors who marry to be placed in receivership until they reach the age of 18 years.

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Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Mar 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Jan 2, 2018 Signed Mar 29, 2018
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Committee
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Mar 29, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 36)
upper
Mar 12, 2018
Upper · Passed
Posted in committee
upper
Mar 12, 2018
Committee
To Judiciary (H)
lower
Mar 6, 2018
Introduced
Floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
upper
Jan 3, 2018
Committee
To Judiciary (S)
upper
Jan 2, 2018
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
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