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HB1587: (New Title) relative to the minimum age for marriage.

Bill status: Signed by Governor

Citation
2018 HB1587
Official source

Bill details

Version history, amendments, and roll-call votes were not present in the imported local bill data.

House status
Passed/Adopted with Amendment
Senate status
Passed/Adopted
Committee
Senate Judiciary
Hearing
04/03/2018 at 10:00 AM
Selected version
Current official bill text

Sponsors

Topics

Criminal justice and courts

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CHAPTER 272

HB 1587 - FINAL VERSION

6Mar2018... 0460h

2018 SESSION

18-2362

05/04

HOUSE BILL 1587

AN ACT relative to the minimum age for marriage.

SPONSORS: Rep. Cilley, Straf. 4; Rep. Murray, Rock. 24; Rep. Campion, Graf. 12; Rep. Mulligan, Graf. 12; Rep. Read, Rock. 17; Sen. Soucy, Dist 18

COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill requires a person to be at least 16 years of age to marry.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

6Mar2018... 0460h 18-2362

05/04

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen

AN ACT relative to the minimum age for marriage.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

272:1 Marriageable; Minimum Age to Marry. RSA 457:4 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:

457:4 Marriageable. No person below the age of 16 years shall be capable of contracting a valid marriage, and all marriages contracted by such persons shall be null and void.

272:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2019.

Approved: June 18, 2018

Effective Date: January 01, 2019