CA AB 1267
enactedMarriage: prohibition on minors.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 1267 pass?
Yes. CA AB 1267 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 850, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 1267 about?
Existing law authorizes an unmarried person who is under 18 years of age to marry upon obtaining a court order granting permission and the written consent of at least one of the parents or the guardian of each underage party to the marriage, as specified. Existing law requires the court, if it considers it necessary, as part of the court order granting permission to marry, to require the parties to the prospective marriage of a minor to participate in premarital counseling, as specified. Existing law provides that 2 unmarried, unrelated adults who have chosen to share one another's lives in an intimate and committed relationship of mutual caring may establish a domestic partnership by filing a declaration with the Secretary of State, if certain requirements are met. Existing law provides that a person under 18 years of age who, together with the person with whom the person proposes to establish a domestic partnership, meets the requirements for a domestic partnership other than the requirement of being at least 18 years of age, is capable of consenting to and establishing a domestic partnership upon obtaining a court order granting permission to the underage person or persons to establish a domestic partnership. Under existing law, registered domestic partners have the same rights, protections, and benefits as spouses. This bill would repeal the authorization for a person under 18 years of age to be issued a marriage license or to establish a domestic partnership, thereby prohibiting a person under 18 years of age from being issued a marriage license or from establishing a domestic partnership. The bill would make conforming changes. Existing law requires the State Registrar to create a document, no later than March 1, 2020, concerning marriage certificates in which one or both of the parties were minors at the time of solemnization of the marriage. Existing law requires the State Registrar to update that document annually, as specified. Existing law requires the local registrar to submit specified information for the purposes of that report. This bill would repeal those provisions.
Who sponsors CA AB 1267?
Pellerin is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1267, joined by 41 cosponsors.
Description
Existing law authorizes an unmarried person who is under 18 years of age to marry upon obtaining a court order granting permission and the written consent of at least one of the parents or the guardian of each underage party to the marriage, as specified. Existing law requires the court, if it considers it necessary, as part of the court order granting permission to marry, to require the parties to the prospective marriage of a minor to participate in premarital counseling, as specified. Existing law provides that 2 unmarried, unrelated adults who have chosen to share one another's lives in an intimate and committed relationship of mutual caring may establish a domestic partnership by filing a declaration with the Secretary of State, if certain requirements are met. Existing law provides that a person under 18 years of age who, together with the person with whom the person proposes to establish a domestic partnership, meets the requirements for a domestic partnership other than the requirement of being at least 18 years of age, is capable of consenting to and establishing a domestic partnership upon obtaining a court order granting permission to the underage person or persons to establish a domestic partnership. Under existing law, registered domestic partners have the same rights, protections, and benefits as spouses. This bill would repeal the authorization for a person under 18 years of age to be issued a marriage license or to establish a domestic partnership, thereby prohibiting a person under 18 years of age from being issued a marriage license or from establishing a domestic partnership. The bill would make conforming changes. Existing law requires the State Registrar to create a document, no later than March 1, 2020, concerning marriage certificates in which one or both of the parties were minors at the time of solemnization of the marriage. Existing law requires the State Registrar to update that document annually, as specified. Existing law requires the local registrar to submit specified information for the purposes of that report. This bill would repeal those provisions.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-21
- Latest action
- 2026-09-30 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 850, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Pellerinauthor
- Petrie-Norrisauthor
- Dixonauthor
- Quirk-Silvaauthor
- Irwinprincipal coauthor
- Menjivarprincipal coauthor
- Addiscoauthor
- Ahrenscoauthor
- Alaniscoauthor
- Ávila Faríascoauthor
- Bermancoauthor
- Boernercoauthor
- Bontacoauthor
- Calderoncoauthor
- Calozacoauthor
- Castillocoauthor
- Hadwickcoauthor
- Hartcoauthor
- Lackeycoauthor
- Lowenthalcoauthor
- McKinnorcoauthor
- Ortegacoauthor
- Pachecocoauthor
- Papancoauthor
- Patelcoauthor
- Ransomcoauthor
- Celeste Rodriguezcoauthor
- Schiavocoauthor
- Soriacoauthor
- Stefanicoauthor
- Wardcoauthor
- Wilsoncoauthor
- Alvarado-Gilcoauthor
- Beckercoauthor
- Blakespearcoauthor
- Reyescoauthor
- Richardsoncoauthor
- Rubiocoauthor
- Wahabcoauthor
- Menjivarauthor
- Wahabauthor
- Rubioprincipal coauthor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-30
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 850, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-30
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-03
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-26
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-26
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6559.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-25
From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (August 25).
committee-passage
2026-08-24
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended.
2026-08-24
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 6370.)
2026-08-20
Re-referred to Com. on JUD. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
referral-committee
2026-08-19
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-19
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-19
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5551.).
2026-08-11
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-10
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-04
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-03
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-07-02
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-07-01
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 30).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-06-22
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-06-15
Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
referral-committee
2026-06-15
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-06-15
Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10 (c).
referral-committee
2026-06-11
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-06-11
From inactive file.
2026-06-11
Ordered to second reading.
reading-1,reading-2
2025-09-08
Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Menjivar.
2025-08-29
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-08-29
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2025-07-14
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2025-07-03
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2025-06-11
Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
referral-committee
2025-06-03
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-06-02
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 8. Page 1885.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2025-05-27
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2025-05-23
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (May 23).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-14
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2025-04-28
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
referral-committee
2025-04-24
Read second time and amended.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2025-04-23
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (April 22).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2025-03-27
Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
referral-committee
2025-03-26
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-03-13
Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
referral-committee
2025-02-24
Read first time.
reading-1
2025-02-22
From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
2025-02-21
Introduced. To print.
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- 02/21/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-21Compare
- 03/26/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-03-26Compare
- 04/24/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-04-24Compare
- 06/11/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-11Compare
- 06/22/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-22Compare
- 07/02/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-07-02Compare
- 08/10/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-10Compare
- 08/30/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-30Compare
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Votes
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-04-22 · pass · 13-1
Member-level votes (16)
- Patel: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Krell: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Flora: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Addis: yes
- Sanchez: no
- Chen: other
- Patterson: other
Do pass.
2025-05-23 · pass · 12-1
Member-level votes (15)
- Calderon: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Hart: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Solache: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Fong: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Dixon: no
- Ta: other
- Sanchez: other
AB 1267 Pellerin Assembly Third Reading
2025-06-03 · pass · 66-8
Member-level votes (79)
- Addis: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Lee: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Krell: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Ward: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Patel: yes
- Solache: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Papan: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Fong: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Soria: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Haney: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Hart: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Berman: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Bains: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Gallagher: no
- Davies: no
- Patterson: no
- Macedo: no
- Castillo: no
- Dixon: no
- DeMaio: no
- Sanchez: no
- Lackey: other
- Chen: other
- Ta: other
- Flora: other
- Hadwick: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-07-02 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Gonzalez: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Grove: yes
- Limón: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Valladares: other
Placed on suspense file
2025-07-14 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Cabaldon: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Seyarto: yes
Do pass
2025-08-29 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-30 · pass · 12-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Wahab: yes
- Niello: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Laird: yes
- Stern: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Allen: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Weber Pierson: other
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