Assembly unanimously bans child marriage in California
AB 12 67, setting the minimum age for marriage at 18 with no exceptions, passed the Assembly unanimously after sponsors and survivors’ advocates framed the measure as closing a longstanding legal gap.
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The Assembly voted unanimously to pass AB 12 67, a measure that sets the minimum marriage age at 18 with no exceptions and ends the practice of child marriage in California. Assemblymember Pellerin, the bill’s author, described the legislation as the culmination of nearly a decade of advocacy by survivors and advocates.
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