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Senate committee backs second substitute to limit retroactive common-law marriage claims
Summary
The Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee voted to recommend a second substitute to SB 110 that removes unintended virtual-marriage language, delays elimination of common-law marriage recognition to May 5, 2027, and requires lawsuits to be started by that date, sponsor Senator Weiler said.
The Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee on March 4 recommended the second substitute to Senate Bill 110, a measure that would end recognition of common-law marriage in Utah but give affected parties and courts additional time before the change takes effect.
Senator Weiler, the bill sponsor, told the committee the second substitute removes language about online marriages that was not intended for SB 110, pushes the effective date to May 5, 2027, and changes the deadline from requiring a court…
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