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Senate Passes Amendment Letting Judges Consent to Some Marriages of 15-Year-Olds
Summary
After floor amendments, the Utah Senate passed Substitute House Bill 48, allowing a judge to grant consent for a 15-year-old to marry under tightly defined conditions; the measure passed 23–4 with two absent and will be returned to the House for enrolling.
The Utah Senate amended and passed Substitute House Bill 48 on Feb. 8, 1999. The Senate made technical and substantive clarifications intended to narrow exceptions for minors seeking to marry — most notably setting conditions around judicial approval and preserving a minimum age threshold for recognition of out-of-state marriages.
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