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Adjourned sine die. The bill was pending when the session ended, so it did not pass.

Last action · January 14, 2026

To Families & Children (H)

Introduced January 7, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB174

AN ACT relating to child marriage.

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…

Children and Minors Civil Actions County Clerks Courts Courts, Circuit Courts, District Courts, Family Domestic Relations Parental Rights

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This bill would ban marriage for anyone under 18 years old in Kentucky, with no exceptions. It would also require courts to declare any such marriage void and prohibit county clerks from issuing marriage licenses to minors. Who it may affect: minors, parents or guardians of minors, and county clerks who process marriage licenses.

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