HB4125 • 2026

marriage; minimum age

HB4125 - marriage; minimum age

Parental Rights

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Lorena Austin, Anna Abeytia, Junelle Cavero, Quantá Crews, Brian Garcia, Nancy Gutierrez, Consuelo Hernandez, Sarah Liguori, Tony Rivero, Mariana Sandoval, Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, Betty J Villegas, Kevin Volk, Catherine Miranda
Last action
Official status
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on what happens if a minor's marriage is contested by their parents or guardians.

Minimum Age for Marriage

This bill changes Arizona's law about how old people need to be before they can get married.

What This Bill Does

Changes the minimum age for marriage in Arizona from sixteen years old to eighteen years old.

Who It Names or Affects

People in Arizona who are under eighteen years old and want to get married.

Terms To Know

emancipation: When a court says that someone younger than an adult can make their own decisions, like getting married or signing contracts.
guardian: A person who has legal responsibility for caring for and making important decisions about another person's life.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if someone under eighteen wants to marry but their parent or guardian does not agree.
It is unclear how this change will affect existing marriage laws in Arizona.

Bill History

No action history is stored for this bill yet.

Official Summary Text

HB4125 - marriage; minimum age

Current Bill Text

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HB4125 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
marriage; minimum age

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 4125

Introduced by

Representatives
Austin: Abeytia, Cavero, Crews, Garcia, Gutierrez, Hernandez C, Liguori,
Rivero, Sandoval, Stahl Hamilton, Villegas, Volk;� Senator Miranda

AN
ACT

amending section 25-102, Arizona Revised
Statutes; relating to marriage.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 25-102, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE
25-102.

Marriage; minimum age

A. A person who is
at least sixteen
years of age and who is
under eighteen years of age
may
marry only if one of the following is true:

1. The person has received an
emancipation order pursuant to title 12, chapter 15 or from a court in another
state and the person's prospective spouse is not more than three years older
than the person.

2. The parent or guardian who has
custody of the person consents to the marriage and the person's prospective
spouse is not more than three years older than the person.

B. Persons who are under sixteen years
of age shall not marry.
may not marry.

C.

b.
The
clerk of the superior court may not issue a license to a person who is under
eighteen years of age
and who does not meet the requirements of
subsection A of this section
.
END_STATUTE