KY SB 156
died on adjournmentAN ACT relating to child marriage.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did KY SB 156 pass?
No. KY SB 156 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-04-15): recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
What is KY SB 156 about?
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.
Who sponsors KY SB 156?
L. Tichenor, S. Funke Frommeyer, M. Deneen and 2 others are the primary sponsors of KY SB 156.
Description
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.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-03
- Latest action
- 2026-04-15 — recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- L. Tichenorprimary
- S. Funke Frommeyerprimary
- M. Deneenprimary
- C. Armstrongprimary
- J. Adamsprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-15
recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2026-03-31
floor amendments (3) and (4-title) filed
amendment-introduction
2026-03-31
Floor Amendment (2) withdrawn
2026-03-27
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-03-26
floor amendment (2) filed
amendment-introduction
2026-03-26
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
committee-passage
2026-03-25
floor amendment (1) filed
amendment-introduction
2026-03-24
to Families & Children (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-04
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-04
received in House
2026-03-03
3rd reading, passed 36-0
passage,reading-3
2026-03-02
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 03 2026
2026-02-27
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-02-26
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
committee-passage
2026-02-24
to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-03
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-03
introduced in Senate
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
PASS SB 156
2026-03-03 · pass · 36-0
Member-level votes (38)
- Berg: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Mills: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Boswell: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Neal: yes
- Storm: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Givens: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Herron: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Webb: yes
- ChambersArmstrong: yes
- Howell: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- West: yes
- Clemons: yes
- Madon: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Reed: yes
- Williams: yes
- Douglas: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Elkins: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wise: yes
- Higdon: not voting
- Tichenor: not voting
Related bills
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