HB174Introduced in the House
AN ACT relating to child marriage.
Introduced by Daniel Grossberg, District 30
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
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 if both parties are 18 or older and marriages entered into in another state or country if both parties are 18 at time residency is established; amend KRS 402.030 to require courts to declare any marriage void if a person is under 18 years of age at the time of the petition; amend KRS 402.080 and 402.210 to prohibit the issuance of marriage licenses to persons under 18 years of age; repeal KRS 402.205, relating to petitions to courts filed by minors aged 17 years seeking permission to marry.
Where it stands
to Families & Children (H)
January 14, 2026
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Bill history
introduced in House
to Committee on Committees (H)
to Families & Children (H)
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