Bill Sponsors: IN HB1163 | 2017 | Regular Session

Bill Title: Marriage. Eliminates the requirements that: (1) individuals obtain a marriage license before being married; (2) a marriage be solemnized by an individual specified by state law; and (3) a marriage license be filed with a circuit court clerk and the state department of health. Provides for marriage by marriage contract by any two individuals who are competent to contract in Indiana or otherwise permitted to marry in Indiana.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-09 - First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary [HB1163 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Sponsors

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Representative Jim Lucas [R]PrimarySponsored BillsHD-069FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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