State Government / Kentucky / Legislation / SB 156
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.
Latest development · Apr 15, 2026
recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
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recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
floor amendments (3) and (4-title) filed
Floor Amendment (2) withdrawn
2nd reading, to Rules
floor amendment (2) filed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
floor amendment (1) filed
to Families & Children (H)
to Committee on Committees (H)
received in House
3rd reading, passed 36-0
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 03 2026
2nd reading, to Rules
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
to Committee on Committees (S)
introduced in Senate
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