HB 1516 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
11Mar2020... 1142h
2020 SESSION
20-2424
05/06
HOUSE BILL 1516
AN ACT raising the minimum age for marriage.
SPONSORS: Rep. Levesque, Straf. 4; Rep. Rung, Hills. 21; Rep. Mulligan, Graf. 12; Rep. Wazir, Merr. 17; Rep. Read, Rock. 17; Rep. Adjutant, Graf. 17; Rep. Ruprecht, Graf. 15; Rep. Diggs, Graf. 16; Rep. T. Smith, Hills. 17; Rep. Berrien, Rock. 18; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Feltes, Dist 15; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Sherman, Dist 24
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill raises the minimum age for marriage from 16 to 18 years of age.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
11Mar2020... 1142h 20-2424
05/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty
AN ACT raising the minimum age for marriage.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Marriage; Age. Amend RSA 457:4 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.] No individual under the age of 18 shall be granted a marriage license.
2 Prohibitions. Amend RSA 457:8 to read as follows:
457:8 Prohibitions. No town clerk shall issue any certificate for the marriage of any person below the age of [consent] 18, and no magistrate or minister of religion shall solemnize the marriage of any such person, if such clerk, magistrate or minister knows or has reasonable cause to believe that such person is below such age[, unless permission for such marriage has been given under this subdivision]. No magistrate or minister of religion shall solemnize any marriage by proxy.
3 Repeal. The following are repealed:
I. RSA 457:6, relative to a marriage petition by a party under age.
II. RSA 457:7, relative to grounds for granting a marriage petition by a party under age.
III. RSA 5-C:45, relative to the marriage license of a party under age.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2021.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 18, 2020 | House | Hearing |
| March 3, 2020 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| March 11, 2020 | House | Floor Vote |
June 16, 2020: No Pending Motion; 06/16/2020 SJ 8
June 16, 2020: Introduced 06/16/2020, and Laid on Table, MA, VV; 06/16/2020; SJ 8
March 11, 2020: Reconsider (Rep. T. Smith): MF DV 115-221 03/11/2020 HJ 7 P. 96
March 11, 2020: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2020-1142h: MA RC 207-132 03/11/2020 HJ 7 P. 86
March 11, 2020: FLAM # 2020-1127h (Rep. Horn): AF DV 135-211 03/11/2020 HJ 7 P. 84
March 11, 2020: FLAM # 2020-1125h (Rep. Horn): AF RC 136-209 03/11/2020 HJ 7 P. 81
March 11, 2020: FLAM # 2020-1142h (Rep. Levesque): AA RC 208-137 03/11/2020 HJ 7 P. 79
March 11, 2020: Amendment # 2020-1085h: AF RC 113-230 03/11/2020 HJ 7 P. 77
March 11, 2020: Lay on Table (Rep. Edwards): MF RC 128-209 03/11/2020 HJ 7 P. 75
: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2020-1085h (Vote 13-5; RC)
March 11, 2020: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2020-1085h for 03/11/2020 (Vote 13-5; RC) HC 10 P. 34
March 3, 2020: Executive Session: 03/03/2020 03:00 pm LOB 206
Feb. 18, 2020: Public Hearing: 02/18/2020 01:30 pm LOB 206 (exec. session may follow public hearing schedule)
Jan. 8, 2020: Introduced 01/08/2020 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 1 P. 25