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-UNOFFICIAL COPY  26 RS SB 156/GA
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-SB015610.100 - 1889 - XXXX   3/3/2026 2:41 PM  GA
-AN ACT relating to child marriage. 1
-Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
-Section 1.   KRS 402.020 is amended to read as follows: 3
-(1) Marriage is prohibited and void: 4
-(a) With a person who has been adjudged mentally incompetent[disabled] by a 5
-court of competent jurisdiction; 6
-(b) Where[ there is a husband or wife living, from whom] the person marrying 7
-has not been divorced from a living spouse; 8
-(c) When not solemnized or contracted in the presence of an authorized person or 9
-society; 10
-(d) Between members of the same sex; 11
-(e) Between more than two (2) persons; and 12
-(f) [Except as provided in KRS 402.210, ] With a person who at the time of 13
-marriage is under eighteen (18) years of age. 14
-(2) Subsection (1)(f) of this section shall not apply to a lawful marriage entered into in 15
-the Co mmonwealth of Kentucky prior to the effective date of this Act [July 14, 16
-2018], or to a lawful marriage in another state or country prior to the parties' 17
-residence in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. 18
-Section 2.   KRS 402.030 is amended to read as follows: 19
-(1) Courts having general jurisdiction may declare void any marriage obtained by force 20
-or fraud, or, if[provided that] the petition is brought by a party who was under the 21
-age of majority as defined by KRS 2.015 at the time of  marriage, a marriage 22
-obtained by duress. 23
-(2) Upon petition[At the instance] of any next friend, courts having general jurisdiction 24
-may declare any marriage void where the person was under eighteen (18) years of 25
-age at the time of the marriage [, and the marriage was without the consent required 26
-by KRS 402.210]. 27
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-Section 3.   KRS 402.080 is amended to read as follows: 1
-No marriage shall be solemnized without a marriage license[ therefor]. The license[ shall 2
-be issued by the cl erk of the county in which the female resides at the time, unless the 3
-female is eighteen (18) years of age or over or a widow, and the license is issued on her 4
-application in person, in which case it]  may be issued by any county clerk if the 5
-requirements of Section 4 of this Act are met. 6
-Section 4.   KRS 402.210 is amended to read as follows: 7
-(1) Both parties to a marriage shall: 8
-(a) Be present for a marriage license to be issued; and 9
-(b) Present to the county clerk documentary proof of age in the form of: 10
-1. A copy of a birth record; 11
-2. A certification of birth issued by the state department of health, a local 12
-registrar of vital statistics, or other public office charged with similar 13
-duties by the laws of another state, territory, or country; 14
-3. A baptismal record showing the individual's date of birth; 15
-4. A passport; 16
-5. An automobile driver's license; 17
-6. Any government or school issued identification card showing the 18
-individual's date of birth; 19
-7. An immigration record showing the individual's date of birth; 20
-8. A naturalization record showing the individual's date of birth; or 21
-9. A court record or any other document or record issued by a government 22
-entity showing the individual's date of birth. 23
-(2) If either of the parties i s under eighteen (18) [seventeen (17)]  years of age, no 24
-license shall be issued.[ 25
-(3) If either of the parties is seventeen (17) years of age, a marriage license shall not be 26
-issued unless: 27
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-(a) The party who is seventeen (17) years of age presents to the clerk a certified 1
-copy of a court order by a family court or District Court judge that grants the 2
-party permission to marry and removes the party's disability of minority, as 3
-provided in KRS 402.205; and 4
-(b) At least fifteen (15) days have elapsed since the court order was granted.] 5
-Section 5.   The following KRS section is repealed: 6
-402.205   Petition to court by seventeen year old for permission to marry -- Evidentiary 7
-hearing -- Reasons for denying petition -- Effect of pregnancy -- Emancipation of 8
-minor -- Other court-imposed condition -- Fee.   9
+HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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+KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT FORM
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+2026 REGULAR SESSION
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+Amend printed copy of SB 156/GA
+TITLE AMENDMENT
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+Amendment No. TITLE  Rep. Rep. Kimberly Poore Moser
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+Committee Amendment   Signed:
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+Floor Amendment   LRC Drafter:
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+Adopted:   Date:
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+Rejected:   Doc. ID: XXXX
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+  Amend title to read "AN ACT relating to the well-being of young persons.