Kentucky House Bill 31 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 11-2)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-01-05 - to Judiciary (H)
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #3) [PDF]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 213 to move marriage licensing and recording duties from county clerks to the state registrar of vital statistics, to allow a fee of $35.50 for licenses, and to provide for the transfer of existing marriage records; amend KRS 344.130, 402.050, and 446.350 to exempt persons, officials, and institutions with religious objections to same-sex marriage from any requirement to solemnize such marriages; amend KRS 47.110, 64.012, 142.010, 209.160, 213.116, 402.080, 402.100, 402.110, 402.210, 402.220, 402.230, and 402.990 to conform; repeal KRS 402.240 which allows county judges/executive to issue marriage licenses in the absence of a county clerk; repeal KRS 402.170 which requires county clerks to distribute marriage manuals; EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2017.

AN ACT related to marriage and making an appropriation therefor.

Rep. David Hale [R]	Rep. Regina Huff [R]	Rep. Daniel Elliott [R]	Rep. Richard Heath [R]
Rep. Kenny Imes [R]	Rep. Stan Lee [R]	Rep. Brian Linder [R]	Rep. Bart Rowland [R]
Rep. Steven Rudy [R]	Rep. Sal Santoro [R]	Rep. Thomas Thompson [D]	Rep. James Tipton [R]
Rep. Susan Westrom [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-01-05	House	to Judiciary (H)
2016-01-05	House	introduced in House
2015-08-13	House	Prefiled by the sponsor(s).

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB31.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB31/bill.doc
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB31/bill.pdf
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB31/LM.pdf