OH SB341

Raises Ohio's minimum marriage age from 17 to 18 years old by repealing sections 3101.02, 3101.04, 3101.041, and 3101.042 of the Revised Code that previously allowed 17-year-olds to marry with court consent

Removes juvenile court jurisdiction over applications for consent to marry, as such applications will no longer exist under the new 18-year minimum age requirement

Eliminates the requirement that 17-year-old applicants demonstrate they received marriage counseling satisfactory to the court before obtaining a marriage license

Preserves legal capacity rights for any person who was previously granted consent to marry under the former section 3101.04, allowing them to retain the legal capacity of an 18-year-old

Sponsored by Senators DeMora and Blessing with bipartisan cosponsors including Senators Lang, Antonio, Craig, Liston, Smith, and Weinstein in the 136th General Assembly (2025-2026)