SB 269 - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0572
11/09
SENATE BILL 269
AN ACT removing references to matrimonial age and time waivers in the vital records act.
SPONSORS: Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24; Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Sen. Long, Dist 20; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21; Rep. Grossman, Rock. 11; Rep. Levesque, Straf. 4; Rep. Manos, Rock. 12; Rep. Petrigno, Hills. 43
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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ANALYSIS
This bill removes references to matrimonial age and time waivers in the vital records act.
This bill is at the request of the secretary of state.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0572
11/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT removing references to matrimonial age and time waivers in the vital records act.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Marriage Registration Forms; Time Waivers Removed. Amend RSA 5-C:41, III to read as follows:
III. The clerk of the town or city shall complete the following statistical and legal information on the marriage application worksheet for both the [bride and groom] applicants with information supplied by the [bride and groom] applicants: the number which represents of the currently intended marriage; if previously married, whether a civil annulment occurred or the marriage ended by death or divorce; the date of civil annulment or that the last marriage ended; [any waivers presented by the groom or the bride, either for time or age pursuant to RSA 457:4 through RSA 457:9 or RSA 457:26 and RSA 457:27;] whether proof of age of the [bride and groom] applicants was demonstrated using identification with photograph; if applicable, the divorce decree; and, if applicable, the death record of the former spouse.
2 Marriage Registration Forms; Age Waivers Removed. Amend RSA 5-C:42, VIII to read as follows:
VIII. [When both applicants for a marriage license are nonresidents of New Hampshire,] Both applicants shall be at least 18 years of age [and], in accordance with RSA [457] 457:4[, there shall be no provision for an age waiver if both applicants and his or her parents are nonresidents of New Hampshire].
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| March 11, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| March 20, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
March 12, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/20/2025; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 13
March 5, 2025: Hearing: 03/11/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:00 pm; SC 12
Jan. 23, 2025: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 3