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Bill would let counties raise optional marriage-license fee to support family-resource centers

2663288 · March 17, 2025
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House Bill 1600 would increase the statutory cap on an optional county marriage-license fee from $15 to $30 to expand funding available for family support centers and related programs; testimony highlighted the bill’s optional nature and presented differing counts of counties currently using the fee.

House Bill 1600 would raise the maximum county option marriage‑license fee that can be devoted to family services from $15 to $30, committee staff reported.

John Kim, committee staff, told the panel the fee is an optional local fee counties may adopt and noted the bill passed the House 72–23. Representative Carolyn Eslic, the bill sponsor, said…

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