SB0110 • 2026

Marriage Amendments

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Sen. Weiler, Todd
Last action: 2026-03-24
Official status: Governor Signed
Effective date: Not listed

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Marriage Amendments

This bill modifies provisions relating to the validity of a marriage.

What This Bill Does

This bill modifies provisions relating to the validity of a marriage.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2026-03-24 Lieutenant Governor's office for filing
Governor Signed
2026-03-13 Senate Secretary
Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
2026-03-13 Executive Branch - Governor
Senate/ to Governor
2026-03-11 Senate Secretary
Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
2026-03-11 Senate Secretary
Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
2026-03-06 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
2026-03-06 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
2026-03-04 House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
House/ 3rd reading
2026-03-04 House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar
2026-03-04 House Speaker
House/ passed 3rd reading
2026-03-04 Senate President
House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate
2026-03-04 Senate President
House/ to Senate
2026-03-04 Senate President
Senate/ received from House
2026-03-04 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
2026-02-26 House Rules Committee
House/ 3rd Reading Calendar to Rules
2026-02-25 House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
House/ 2nd reading
2026-02-25 House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar
2026-02-18 House Judiciary Committee
House/ committee report favorable
2026-02-18 House Rules Committee
House/ return to Rules due to fiscal impact
2026-02-17 House Judiciary Committee
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-02-11 House Judiciary Committee
House/ to standing committee
2026-02-06 House Rules Committee
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-02-05 Clerk of the House
House/ received from Senate
2026-02-05 Clerk of the House
Senate/ passed 3rd reading
2026-02-05 Clerk of the House
Senate/ to House
2026-02-05 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
Senate/ uncircled
2026-02-04 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
Senate/ 3rd reading
2026-02-04 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
Senate/ circled
2026-02-03 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ 2nd reading
2026-02-03 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
Senate/ passed 2nd reading
2026-01-27 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0110S01
2026-01-27 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0110S02
2026-01-26 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0110S02
2026-01-26 Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee
Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted
2026-01-26 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-01-25 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0110S01
2026-01-23 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0110S02
2026-01-23 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0110S02
2026-01-23 Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-01-23 Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee
Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation
2026-01-22 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0110S01
2026-01-22 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0110S01
2026-01-21 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0110
2026-01-21 Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee
Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
2026-01-20 Senate Rules Committee
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-01-20 Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee
Senate/ to standing committee
2026-01-19 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0110
2026-01-12 Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research
2026-01-08 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Bill Numbered but not Distributed
2026-01-08 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
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2026-01-08 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0110
2026-01-08 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

Official Summary Text

This bill modifies provisions relating to the validity of a marriage.

Current Bill Text

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81-2-408
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Marriage Amendments
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Todd Weiler
House Sponsor: Karianne Lisonbee
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill modifies provisions relating to the validity of a marriage.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
provides that a marriage that is not properly solemnized is valid only if an individual files
a petition for a court to legally recognize the marriage before May 5, 2027.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
81-2-408
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 366
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section
81-2-408
is amended to read:
81-2-408
. Validity of marriage not solemnized or solemnized before an
unauthorized individual.
(1)
A marriage that is not solemnized according to this chapter is legal and valid if a court
or administrative order establishes that the marriage arises out of a contract between two
individuals who:
(a)
are of legal age and capable of giving consent;
(b)
are legally capable of entering a solemnized marriage under the provisions of this
chapter;
(c)
have cohabited;
(d)
mutually assume marital rights, duties, and obligations; and
(e)
who hold themselves out as and have acquired a uniform and general reputation as
spouses.
(1)
Before May 5, 2027, an individual may file a petition with a court to validate and make
legal a marriage that is not solemnized in accordance with this chapter.
(2)
On a filing of a petition described in Subsection
(1)
, the court may enter an order
validating and making legal a marriage that is not solemnized in accordance with this
chapter if the court establishes that the marriage arises out of a contract between two
individuals:
(a)
of legal age and capable of giving consent;
(b)
legally capable of entering a solemnized marriage under the provisions of this
chapter;
(c)
who have cohabited;
(d)
who mutually assume marital rights, duties, and obligations; and
(e)
who hold themselves out as and have acquired a uniform and general reputation as
spouses.
(2)
(3)
(a)
A petition for an unsolemnized marriage shall be filed
An individual may
only file the petition described in Subsection
(1)

during the relationship described in
Subsection
(1)
(2)
, or within one year following the termination of that relationship.
(b)
Evidence of a marriage recognizable under this section may be:
(i)
manifested in any form; and
(ii)
proved under the same general rules of evidence as facts in other cases.
(4)
On and after May 5, 2027, an individual may not file a petition described in Subsection
(1)
.
(3)
(5)
(a)
A marriage solemnized before an individual professing to have authority to
perform marriages may not be invalidated for lack of authority if consummated in the
belief of the parties or either party that the person had authority and that the parties
have been lawfully married.
(b)
Except as otherwise explicitly provided by law, Subsection
(3)(a)
(5)(a)
may not be
construed to validate a marriage that:
(i)
is prohibited or void under Section
81-2-403
; or
(ii)
fails to meet the requirements of Section
81-2-302
, as validated by a court with
jurisdiction.
Section 2.
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on
May 6, 2026
.
3-6-26 9:54 AM