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LD1185 • 2025

An Act to Prohibit Persons Under 18 Years of Age from Marrying

An Act to Prohibit Persons Under 18 Years of Age from Marrying

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Laura Supica
Last action
2025-05-05
Official status
Became Law without Governor's Signature
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act to Prohibit Persons Under 18 Years of Age from Marrying

An Act to Prohibit Persons Under 18 Years of Age from Marrying Sponsor: Representative Laura Supica Reference committee: Judiciary Governor action: Became Law without Governor's Signature

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Prohibit Persons Under 18 Years of Age from Marrying Sponsor: Representative Laura Supica Reference committee: Judiciary Governor action: Became Law without Governor's Signature

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-05 Governor

    Became Law without Governor's Signature

  2. 2025-04-23 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 125 Yeas 19 - Nays 11 - Excused 5 - Absent 0

  3. 2025-04-22 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2025-04-11 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP/ONTP

  5. 2025-04-09 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-04-09 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  7. 2025-03-20 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Prohibit Persons Under 18 Years of Age from Marrying
Sponsor:
Representative Laura Supica
Reference committee:
Judiciary
Governor action:
Became Law without Governor's Signature

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
Page 1 - 132LR1132(02)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 790 - L.D. 1185
An Act to Prohibit Persons Under 18 Years of Age from Marrying
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 19-A MRSA §652, sub-§7, as amended by PL 2023, c. 116, §1, is repealed.
Sec. 2. 19-A MRSA §652, sub-§8, as amended by PL 2023, c. 116, §2, is further
amended to read:
8. Parties under 17 18 years of age. The clerk or State Registrar of Vital Statistics
may not issue a marriage license to a person under 17 18 years of age.
LAW WITHOUT
GOVERNOR'S
SIGNATURE

MAY 5, 2025
CHAPTER
47
PUBLIC LAW