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Senate removes judicial‑approval exception for 16‑year‑old marriages after reconsideration
Summary
Senate Bill 48, removing the exception that allowed minors aged 16 or older to marry with judicial approval, passed the Senate after a reconsideration and repassage vote (22‑13). Sponsors described the measure and sought repassage; debate was brief on the floor.
Senate Bill 48, which removes the exception that permitted a minor aged 16 or older to marry with judicial approval, advanced through the Colorado Senate on March 30 after an initial passage, a motion to reconsider and a subsequent repassage.
The clerk read the bill title on the floor. Senator Henriksen moved for third reading and asked for an I vote. After an initial tally and a motion for reconsideration by the majority leader, Senator Marchman moved for repassage of the bill on third reading. The Senate recorded a repassage vote of 22 ayes and 13 noes, and the clerk announced that Senate Bill 48 is passed.
Sponsors framed the bill as removing an exception in the marriage statutes and noted an associated appropriation reduction in the bill title as read on the floor. Floor remarks were limited in the transcript’s recorded discussion; the motion for reconsideration and repassage were explicitly recorded.
The chamber then proceeded to other calendar business following adoption.
