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State Government / Utah / Legislation / HB 103

HB 103Session 2026HouseBecame law

Underage Marriage Amendments

Official source overview

This bill addresses provisions related to underage marriage.

Published by Utah State Legislature for H.B. 103 S1. Civixly has formatted, but not rewritten, the official text.

Latest development · Mar 26, 2026

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Official Utah record ↗
Session
2026
Introduced
Sep 2, 2025
Latest passage
Mar 3, 2026
Key provisionsTopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

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What the bill would do

These points come from the Utah Legislature’s published bill overview.

  • creates the criminal offense of unlawfully marrying a minor;
  • creates the criminal offense of transporting a minor out of state for an illegal marriage;
  • creates the criminal offense of traveling out of state to marry a minor;
  • moves to the criminal code the existing criminal offense for a parent or guardian to unlawfully consent or allow a minor to enter a marriage;
  • moves to the criminal code the existing criminal offense for unlawfully solemnizing a marriage of a minor;
  • moves to the criminal code the existing criminal offense of fraudulently acting as a minor's parent or guardian for the purpose of providing a false consent for the minor to get married;
  • provides that the statute of limitations for a criminal prosecution for unlawfully marrying a minor, transporting a minor out of state for an illegal marriage, or traveling out of state to marry a minor is 15 years from the day on which a minor to the marriage turns 18 years old;
  • provides that a marriage performed in another country, state, or territory, in which one of the parties to the marriage is a minor, is invalid in Utah unless the marriage meets certain requirements; and
  • makes technical and conforming changes.
Verify this overview with the Utah Legislature ↗

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

Justice & Public Safety

Source subjects

CrimesFraudLaw Enforcement and Criminal JusticeMarriage/DivorceStatute of Limitations

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorBallard, Melissa G.
cosponsorWeiler, Todd

Action timeline

Newest action first. Action language is supplied by the state source.

View full action timeline43 actions⌄
  1. Mar 26, 2026

    Governor Signed

    Executive SignatureOffice of the Governor
  2. Mar 16, 2026

    House/ to Governor

    Executive ReceiptOffice of the Governor
  3. Mar 16, 2026

    House/ received enrolled bill from Printing

    ReceiptHouse
  4. Mar 11, 2026

    House/ enrolled bill to Printing

    House
  5. Mar 11, 2026

    Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate

    EnrolledHouse
  6. Mar 10, 2026

    Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared

    Utah State Legislature
  7. Mar 10, 2026

    Bill Received from House for Enrolling

    ReceiptUtah State Legislature
  8. Mar 3, 2026

    House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling

    PassageHouse
  9. Mar 3, 2026

    House/ received from Senate

    ReceiptHouse
  10. Mar 3, 2026

    Senate/ to House

    House
  11. Mar 3, 2026

    Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House

    PassageHouse
  12. Mar 3, 2026

    Senate/ passed 3rd reading

    PassageSenate
  13. Mar 3, 2026

    Senate/ 3rd reading

    Senate
  14. Mar 2, 2026

    Senate/ passed 2nd reading

    Reading 2Senate
  15. Mar 2, 2026

    Senate/ 2nd reading

    Senate
  16. Feb 25, 2026

    Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar

    Senate
  17. Feb 25, 2026

    Senate/ committee report favorable [Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  18. Feb 25, 2026

    Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  19. Feb 20, 2026

    Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee]

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  20. Feb 3, 2026

    Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    Senate
  21. Feb 3, 2026

    Senate/ received from House

    ReceiptSenate
  22. Feb 3, 2026

    House/ to Senate

    Senate
  23. Feb 3, 2026

    House/ passed 3rd reading

    PassageSenate
  24. Feb 3, 2026

    House/ substituted

    House
  25. Feb 3, 2026

    House/ 3rd reading

    House
  26. Jan 28, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0103S01

    Utah State Legislature
  27. Jan 28, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0103S01

    Utah State Legislature
  28. Jan 26, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0103S01

    Utah State Legislature
  29. Jan 26, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0103S01

    Utah State Legislature
  30. Jan 26, 2026

    House/ 2nd reading

    House
  31. Jan 26, 2026

    House/ committee report favorable [House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  32. Jan 23, 2026

    House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  33. Jan 22, 2026

    House/ to standing committee [House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee]

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  34. Jan 20, 2026

    House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    House
  35. Jan 14, 2026

    House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

    ReceiptHouse
  36. Jan 14, 2026

    House/ received bill from Legislative Research

    ReceiptHouse
  37. Jan 8, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0103

    Utah State Legislature
  38. Jan 8, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0103

    Utah State Legislature
  39. Dec 29, 2025

    Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

    Utah State Legislature
  40. Dec 29, 2025

    Bill Numbered but not Distributed

    Utah State Legislature
  41. Sep 15, 2025

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0103

    Utah State Legislature
  42. Sep 2, 2025

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0103

    Utah State Legislature
  43. Sep 2, 2025

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0103

    Utah State Legislature

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Bill overview text and highlighted provisions are published by the Utah State Legislature and are not rewritten by Civixly.

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Source data last updated Jul 9, 2026.