WV HB4435 | 2022 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 31 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-01-31 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 31 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-01-31 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit a person under the age of 18 from entering into a marriage.
Title
Establishing that 18 is the age of consent and removing the ability of an underage person to obtaining a consent to marry through their parents, legal guardians, or by petition to the circuit court
Sponsors
| Del. Kayla Young [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-31 | House | To House Judiciary |
| 2022-01-31 | House | Introduced in House |
| 2022-01-31 | House | To Judiciary |
| 2022-01-31 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB224 (Similar To) 2022-01-12 - To Judiciary
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 2 | 103 | Repealed Code | Citation Text |
| 48 | 2 | 106 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 48 | 2 | 301 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
