HB 7 Wyoming House · 2023 Regular Session

Underage marriage-amendments.

Wyoming's HB 7 raises the minimum marriage age to 18 by making all marriages involving people under 16 automatically invalid (void). It removes the previous exception that allowed judicial approval for under-16 marriages, which previously made such unions voidable rather than void. The bill affects minors under 16, their families seeking marriage licenses, and county clerks or judges who previously processed such requests. It takes effect July 1, 2023, and maintains existing requirements for 16-17-year-olds (parental consent + court approval).
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
House Passage
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
Signed into Law
Feb 2023
Introduced Jan 13, 2023 Signed Feb 23, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Feb 16, 2023 · House Jan 20, 2023

How they voted

227
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 30
Feb 16, 2023
D Democratic2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican28
20 Yea 7 Nay 1
71% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Feb 23, 2023
Signed into law
Governor Signed HEA No. 0044
legislature
Feb 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
H Concur:Passed 40-21-1-0-0
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 23-7-1-0-0
upper
Feb 9, 2023
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Feb 9, 2023
Upper · Passed
S07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
upper
Feb 2, 2023
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations
upper
Jan 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 36-25-1-0-0
lower
Jan 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Jan 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
H03 - Revenue:Recommend Do Pass 6-3-0-0-0
lower
Jan 13, 2023
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H03 - Revenue
lower
0 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.