Senate
In Committee
2026 Regular Session
SB156
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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.
Children and MinorsCivil ActionsCounty ClerksCourtsCourts, CircuitCourts, DistrictCourts, FamilyDomestic RelationsParental Rights
Introduced: February 3, 2026
Last action: April 15, 2026
Recommitted To Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Legislative History
Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
Introduced In Senate
Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
To Committee On Committees (S)
Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Reported Favorably, 1st Reading, To Calendar
Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
2nd Reading, To Rules (clerical)
Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Tuesday, March 03 2026 (clerical)
Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
3rd Reading, Passed 36-0 (clerical)
Mar 4, 2026 · House
Received In House
Primary Sponsor
Julie.Adams@kylegislature.gov
Co-sponsors (4)
Cassie.Armstrong@kylegislature.gov
matthew.deneen@kylegislature.gov
shelley.funkefrommeyer@kylegislature.gov
lindsey.tichenor@kylegislature.gov