Bill Summary
Relating to marriage; to amend Section 30-1-4, Code of Alabama 1975, to increase the minimum age of contracting marriage to the age of 18 years.
Bill Text
Section 1
Section 30-1-4, Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows: "§30-1-4. "A person under the age of 16 17 18 years is incapable of contracting marriage."
Section 2
This act shall become effective on the first day of the third month following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law. House of Representatives Read for the first time and re- ferred to the House of Representa- tives committee on Children and Se- nior Advocacy...................... ....... 04-FEB-20Read for the second time and placed on the calendar.................... ....... 20-FEB-20 Read for the third time and passed as amended......................... ....... 25-FEB-20 Yeas 99, Nays 2, Abstains Jeff Woodard Clerk
Bill News
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| February 27, 2020 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Children, Youth and Human Services |
| February 25, 2020 | H | Engrossed |
| February 25, 2020 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 142 |
| February 25, 2020 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 141 |
| February 25, 2020 | H | Jones (M) Amendment Offered |
| February 25, 2020 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| February 20, 2020 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 4, 2020 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Children and Senior Advocacy |