Marriage, minimum age of contracting marriage increased from the age of 16 to age 17, Sec. 30-1-4 am'd.
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HB 48 — Marriage, minimum age of contracting marriage increased from the age of 16 to age 17, Sec. 30-1-4 am'd.
Last action — Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Children, Youth and Human Services
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Marriage, minimum age of contracting marriage increased from the age of 16 to age 17
Bill Text
Action History
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Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Children, Youth and Human Services
Sponsors
- Laura Hall · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on · 2 voted No
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (139)
139 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 139 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 34 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| R | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 100 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 2% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | — | Yea |
| Ball | — | Yea |
| Dismukes | — | Yea |
| Drake | — | Yea |
| Farley | — | Yea |
| Faust | — | Yea |
| Fridy | — | Yea |
| Gaston | — | Yea |
| Greer | — | Yea |
| Grimsley | — | Yea |
| Holmes | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Isbell | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Jones (M) | — | Yea |
| Jones (S) | — | Yea |
| McCutcheon | — | Yea |
| McMillan | — | Yea |
| Meadows | — | Yea |
| Moore (M) | — | Yea |
| Moore (P) | — | Yea |
| Nordgren | — | Yea |
| Poole | — | Yea |
| Rich | — | Yea |
| Rowe | — | Yea |
| Scott | — | Yea |
| Shiver | — | Yea |
| South | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Wheeler | — | Yea |
| Wingo | — | Yea |
| Hanes | — | Nay |
| Sorrell | — | Nay |
| Sanderford | — | Not Voting |
| Corey Harbison | — | Yea |
| John W. Rogers | — | Yea |
| Randall Shedd | — | Yea |
| Adline Clarke | D | Yea |
| Anthony Daniels | D | Yea |
| Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell | D | Yea |
| Barbara Boyd | D | Yea |
| Barbara Drummond | D | Yea |
| Berry Forte | D | Yea |
| Chris England | D | Yea |
| Jeremy Gray | D | Yea |
| Juandalynn Givan | D | Yea |
| Kelvin Lawrence | D | Yea |
| Kirk Hatcher | D | Yea |
| Laura Hall | D | Yea |
| Merika Coleman | D | Yea |
| Napoleon Bracy | D | Yea |
| Neil Rafferty | D | Yea |
| Patrice McClammy | D | Yea |
| Pebblin W. Warren | D | Yea |
| Prince Chestnut | D | Yea |
| Rolanda Hollis | D | Yea |
| TaShina Morris | D | Yea |
| Thomas Jackson | D | Yea |
| Alan Baker | R | Yea |
| Allen Treadaway | R | Yea |
| Andy Whitt | R | Yea |
| April Weaver | R | Yea |
| Arnold Mooney | R | Yea |
| Bob Fincher | R | Yea |
| Brett Easterbrook | R | Not Voting |
| Chad Robertson | R | Yea |
| Chip Brown | R | Yea |
| Chip Brown | R | Yea |
| Chris Blackshear | R | Yea |
| Chris Pringle | R | Yea |
| Chris Sells | R | Yea |
| Corley Ellis | R | Yea |
| Craig Lipscomb | R | Yea |
| Danny Crawford | R | Yea |
| Danny Garrett | R | Yea |
| David Faulkner | R | Yea |
| David Standridge | R | Yea |
| Ed Oliver | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Ginny Shaver | R | Yea |
| Ivan Smith | R | Yea |
| Jamie Kiel | R | Yea |
| Jeff Sorrells | R | Yea |
| Jim Carns | R | Yea |
| Jim Hill | R | Yea |
| Joe Lovvorn | R | Yea |
| Margie Wilcox | R | Yea |
| Matt Simpson | R | Yea |
| Nathaniel Ledbetter | R | Yea |
| Paul W. Lee | R | Yea |
| Phillip Pettus | R | Yea |
| Randy Wood | R | Yea |
| Randy Wood | R | Yea |
| Reed Ingram | R | Yea |
| Rex Reynolds | R | Yea |
| Rhett Marques | R | Yea |
| Ritchie Whorton | R | Yea |
| Scott Stadthagen | R | Yea |
| Shane Stringer | R | Yea |
| Steve Clouse | R | Yea |
| Steve Hurst | R | Yea |
| Terri Collins | R | Yea |
| Tim Wadsworth | R | Yea |
| Tracy Estes | R | Yea |
| Wes Kitchens | R | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 33 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| R | 44 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 97 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 4% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | — | Yea |
| Ball | — | Yea |
| Dismukes | — | Yea |
| Drake | — | Yea |
| Farley | — | Yea |
| Faust | — | Yea |
| Fridy | — | Yea |
| Gaston | — | Yea |
| Greer | — | Yea |
| Grimsley | — | Yea |
| Holmes | — | Yea |
| Isbell | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Jones (M) | — | Yea |
| Jones (S) | — | Yea |
| McCutcheon | — | Yea |
| McMillan | — | Yea |
| Meadows | — | Yea |
| Moore (M) | — | Yea |
| Moore (P) | — | Yea |
| Nordgren | — | Yea |
| Poole | — | Yea |
| Rich | — | Yea |
| Rowe | — | Yea |
| Scott | — | Yea |
| Shiver | — | Yea |
| South | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Wheeler | — | Yea |
| Wingo | — | Yea |
| Hanes | — | Nay |
| Sorrell | — | Nay |
| Howard | — | Not Voting |
| Sanderford | — | Not Voting |
| Corey Harbison | — | Yea |
| John W. Rogers | — | Yea |
| Randall Shedd | — | Yea |
| Adline Clarke | D | Yea |
| Anthony Daniels | D | Yea |
| Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell | D | Yea |
| Barbara Boyd | D | Yea |
| Barbara Drummond | D | Yea |
| Berry Forte | D | Yea |
| Chris England | D | Yea |
| Jeremy Gray | D | Yea |
| Juandalynn Givan | D | Yea |
| Kelvin Lawrence | D | Yea |
| Kirk Hatcher | D | Yea |
| Laura Hall | D | Yea |
| Merika Coleman | D | Yea |
| Napoleon Bracy | D | Yea |
| Neil Rafferty | D | Yea |
| Patrice McClammy | D | Yea |
| Pebblin W. Warren | D | Yea |
| Prince Chestnut | D | Yea |
| Rolanda Hollis | D | Yea |
| TaShina Morris | D | Yea |
| Thomas Jackson | D | Nay |
| Alan Baker | R | Yea |
| Allen Treadaway | R | Yea |
| Andy Whitt | R | Yea |
| April Weaver | R | Yea |
| Arnold Mooney | R | Yea |
| Bob Fincher | R | Yea |
| Brett Easterbrook | R | Not Voting |
| Chad Robertson | R | Yea |
| Chip Brown | R | Yea |
| Chip Brown | R | Yea |
| Chris Blackshear | R | Yea |
| Chris Pringle | R | Yea |
| Chris Sells | R | Yea |
| Corley Ellis | R | Yea |
| Craig Lipscomb | R | Yea |
| Danny Crawford | R | Yea |
| Danny Garrett | R | Yea |
| David Faulkner | R | Yea |
| David Standridge | R | Yea |
| Ed Oliver | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Ginny Shaver | R | Yea |
| Ivan Smith | R | Yea |
| Jamie Kiel | R | Nay |
| Jeff Sorrells | R | Yea |
| Jim Carns | R | Yea |
| Jim Hill | R | Yea |
| Joe Lovvorn | R | Yea |
| Margie Wilcox | R | Yea |
| Matt Simpson | R | Yea |
| Nathaniel Ledbetter | R | Yea |
| Paul W. Lee | R | Yea |
| Phillip Pettus | R | Yea |
| Randy Wood | R | Yea |
| Randy Wood | R | Yea |
| Reed Ingram | R | Yea |
| Rex Reynolds | R | Yea |
| Rhett Marques | R | Yea |
| Ritchie Whorton | R | Yea |
| Scott Stadthagen | R | Yea |
| Shane Stringer | R | Yea |
| Steve Clouse | R | Yea |
| Steve Hurst | R | Yea |
| Terri Collins | R | Yea |
| Tim Wadsworth | R | Yea |
| Tracy Estes | R | Yea |
| Wes Kitchens | R | Not Voting |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 48 do?
- Marriage, minimum age of contracting marriage increased from the age of 16 to age 17
- Who sponsors HB 48?
- HB 48 is sponsored by Laura Hall (D).
- What is the current status of HB 48?
- This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track HB 48?
- Track HB 48 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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