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KY SB 156

died on adjournment

AN ACT relating to child marriage.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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
Status date
—
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

  1. 2026-02-03

    introduced in Senate

    introduction

  2. 2026-02-03

    to Committee on Committees (S)

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-24

    to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-26

    reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

    committee-passage

  5. 2026-02-27

    2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2

  6. 2026-03-02

    posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 03 2026

  7. 2026-03-03

    3rd reading, passed 36-0

    passage,reading-3

  8. 2026-03-04

    received in House

  9. 2026-03-04

    to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-03-24

    to Families & Children (H)

    referral-committee

  11. 2026-03-25

    floor amendment (1) filed

    amendment-introduction

  12. 2026-03-26

    reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

    committee-passage

  13. 2026-03-26

    floor amendment (2) filed

    amendment-introduction

  14. 2026-03-27

    2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2

  15. 2026-03-31

    Floor Amendment (2) withdrawn

  16. 2026-03-31

    floor amendments (3) and (4-title) filed

    amendment-introduction

  17. 2026-04-15

    recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

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

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb156.html

Attribution

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