States / Kentucky / SB 156

SB 156 Passed First Chamber

AN ACT relating to child marriage.

Introduced
In Committee
Floor
Crossed Over
Passed
Enacted

Amend KRS 402.020 to prohibit marriage with a person under 18 years of age; exclude from being prohibited and void, marriages entered into in the Commonwealth before the effective date of this Act and marriages entered into in another state or country; amend KRS 402.080 and 402.210 to prohibit the issuance of marriage licenses to persons under 18 years of age; amend KRS 402.030 to conform; repeal KRS 402.205, relating to petitions to courts filed by minors aged 17 years seeking permission to marry.

Chamber
Senate
Introduced
Feb 3, 2026
Last action
Apr 15, 2026 — recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Session
2026RS
Momentum
66 · High