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NE LB984

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/12/2026

Primary Sponsor

Wendy DeBoer

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Origin

Legislature

109th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Raises the minimum marriage age in Nebraska to 18 years for both parties, eliminating the previous allowance for 17-year-olds to marry with parental consent

  • Repeals Section 42-105, which contained the parental consent provisions for minors seeking marriage licenses

  • Removes "marrying without your parent's consent" from the list of rights granted to emancipated minors under Nebraska's emancipation statutes

  • Amends Sections 42-102, 42-107, 43-4809, and 43-4810 of the Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska

  • Introduced by Senator DeBoer (District 10) and read for the first time on January 12, 2026

Legislative Description

Require both parties to be eighteen years of age or older for a marriage license

Last Action

Cavanaugh, J. name added

1/23/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/14/2026

Full Bill Text

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