SB 156
AN ACT relating to child marriage.
In Plain Language
This bill prohibits anyone under 18 from getting married in Kentucky going forward. It stops the state from issuing marriage licenses to people under 18 and removes the current process that allows 17-year-olds to petition courts for permission to marry. Marriages that happened before this law takes effect, or marriages that occurred in other states or countries, are not affected.
Official summary
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.
Sponsor
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Cosponsors
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Latest action
recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Apr 15, 2026
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