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Committee lays over bill to modernize Minnesota marriage records and fees
Summary
Senate File 1409, sponsored by Senator Mann, would allow remote marriage applications, eliminate a premarital education reduced‑fee option and create a county‑level correction process for marriage records; the committee laid the bill over to resolve fee reallocation and cross‑committee language.
Senate File 1409, a bill to modernize Minnesota's marriage records statutes, received testimony on March 19 and was laid over by the Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee for further coordination on fee language and related bills.
Senator Mann described the bill as streamlining marriage record provisions: permitting remote marriage applications, consolidating officiant definitions and creating an administrative correction process for marriage records. "Allowing couples to apply remotely... makes it more accessible and convenient," Senator Mann said.
County registrars and statewide advisory committees supported the…
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