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MI SB0210

Bill

Status

Engrossed

6/22/2023

Primary Sponsor

Sarah Anthony

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Origin

Senate

102nd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Eliminates the ability for 16 and 17 year-olds to marry with parental or guardian consent; establishes 18 years of age as the minimum age to contract marriage in Michigan.

  • Removes the requirement for county clerks to obtain written parental or guardian consent for minors seeking marriage licenses and eliminates the provision to preserve consent documents on file.

  • Lowers the charter county population threshold for imposing different marriage license fees from 2,000,000 to 1,500,000 residents based on the 2010 federal census.

  • Makes minor technical updates to bill language, replacing "person" with "individual" and "shall" with "must" throughout the statute.

  • Takes effect only if Senate Bills 211 and 212 and House Bills 4293 and 4296 are enacted into law during the 102nd Legislature.

Legislative Description

Family law: marriage and divorce; minimum age of consent for marriage; establish at 18. Amends sec. 3 of 1887 PA 128 (MCL 551.103). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0211'23, SB 0212'23, HB 4293'23, HB 4296'23

Family law: marriage and divorce

Last Action

Referred To Committee On Criminal Justice

6/22/2023

Committee Referrals

Criminal Justice6/22/2023
Civil Rights, Judiciary, And Public Safety3/16/2023

Full Bill Text

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