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House passes substitute bill requiring juvenile-court review for 14–15-year-old marriages
Summary
Substitute House Bill 77 requires 14- and 15-year-old minors seeking marriage to obtain written authorization from a juvenile court official after a voluntariness determination; floor debate included parental-rights concerns and a reported $5 filing fee to cover juvenile-court workload.
The House adopted Substitute House Bill 77, which requires that 14- and 15-year-old minors obtain written authorization from a juvenile court referee or judge establishing that the minor is entering into marriage voluntarily before issuing a marriage license.
Sponsor Representative Davis told the House the bill’s…
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