SB 504 Oklahoma Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Marriage; imposing age restriction on eligibility to marry; removing exceptions. Effective date.

SB 504 sets 18 as the minimum age for marriage in Oklahoma, removing all current exceptions that allowed minors under 18 to marry with parental consent or court approval. It eliminates pathways such as parental written consent, medical certificates for absent parents, military personnel permission, and affidavits for deceased parents. The bill only retains limited exceptions for minors under 16: in court cases involving paternity/seduction suits or if an unmarried pregnant minor has parental presence. This change directly affects minors under 18 who previously could marry through existing statutory exceptions. The law takes effect November 1, 2025.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Signed May 13, 2026
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What changed between versions

Floor (House) Floor (Senate) · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was revised from the House version to the Senate version, primarily updating the header information to reflect the Senate floor and adding a specific date. The core text of the act, which sets the marriage age at 18 and outlines exceptions for minors, remains substantively unchanged. The committee report attribution was also updated to reflect the Judiciary Committee rather than the joint committee.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; only the procedural metadata and committee attribution were modified.
TECHNICAL

Updated the document header to change 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' and added the date February 10, 2026.

Changed the committee report attribution from the 'Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight' to the 'Committee on Judiciary'.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2026 · House May 6, 2026

How they voted

470
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 50
Mar 25, 2026
D Democratic9
9 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican41
38 Yea 3
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
6
Committee
6
May 6, 2026
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
May 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 51 Nays: 36
lower
Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Committee
Referred to Civil Judiciary
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 25, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 45 Nays: 0
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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