Bill Text: MS HB148 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Weddings; authorize members of the Mississippi House of Representatives and Mississippi Senate to solemnize.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee [HB148 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2024-HB148-Introduced.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2024 Regular Session
To: Judiciary A
By: Representative Zuber
House Bill 148
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 93-1-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO MEMBERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE MISSISSIPPI SENATE TO SOLEMNIZE WEDDINGS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. Section 93-1-17, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
93-1-17. Any minister of the gospel ordained according to the rules of his church or society, in good standing; any Rabbi or other spiritual leader of any other religious body authorized under the rules of such religious body to solemnize rites of matrimony and being in good standing; any judge of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, circuit court, chancery court or county court; any member of the Mississippi House of Representatives or Mississippi Senate may solemnize the rites of matrimony between any persons anywhere within this state who shall produce a license granted as herein directed. Justice court judges and members of the boards of supervisors may likewise solemnize the rites of matrimony within their respective counties. Any marriages performed by a mayor of a municipality prior to March 14, 1994, are valid provided such marriages satisfy the requirements of Section 93-1-18.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2024.
