Minimum age to marry and emancipation of minors.
Summary
Specifies that an "adult" is: (1) a person at least eighteen years of age; or (2) a: (A) married minor who is at least sixteen years of age; or (B) minor that has been completely emancipated by a court; for the purpose of marriage. Raises the minimum age to marry from 15 years of age to 16 years of age. Provides that an individual 16 or 17 years of age may marry only if: (1) the individual's intended spouse is not more than four years older than the individual; (2) a juvenile court has issued an order allowing the individual to marry; and (3) the individual: (A) completes any premarital counseling required under the order; (B) applies for a marriage license not earlier than 15 days after the order is issued; and (C) includes a certified copy of the order with the individual's application for a marriage license. Repeals provisions requiring an individual less than 18 years of age to obtain consent to marry from the individual's parent or guardian. Specifies a process an individual 16 or 17 years of age must follow to petition a juvenile court for an order allowing the individual to marry, and specifies conditions necessary for approval of the petition and conditions requiring denial of the petition. Provides that a court that issues an order allowing an individual at least 16 years of age to marry must also issue an order completely emancipating the individual. Amends the list of records or documents an individual may submit to a court clerk as proof of the individual's date of birth for purposes of applying for a marriage license. Amends the law regarding petitions by minors for emancipation as follows: (1) Provides that a court hearing a minor's petition for emancipation must appoint a guardian ad litem for the minor. (2) Provides that the guardian ad litem shall investigate the statements contained in the minor's petition and file a report of the investigation with the court. (3) Provides that a court may grant a minor's petition for emancipation only if the court finds that emancipation is in the child's best interests. (4) Provides that if the court completely emancipates the child: (A) the child has all the rights and responsibilities of an adult; and (B) the emancipation order may not specify terms of emancipation. Provides that an emancipated child remains subject to: (1) Indiana law concerning minimum age for marriage; and (2) other specific constitutional and statutory age requirements applicable to the emancipated child because of the emancipated child's age. Makes conforming amendments.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Mar 10, 2020
Signed Mar 18, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2020 · House Jan 21, 2020
How they voted
32–9
Passed
Total votes 41
Mar 3, 2020
D
Democratic8
100% Yea
R
Republican33
72% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
45
Key actions
10
Committee
5
Amendments
7
Mar 18, 2020
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 390: yeas 93, nays 0
lower
Mar 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 394: yeas 47, nays 2
upper
Mar 11, 2020
Introduced
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
upper
Mar 11, 2020
Introduced
CCR # 1 filed in the House
lower
Mar 10, 2020
Amended
House dissented from Senate amendments
lower
Mar 10, 2020
Introduced
Motion to dissent filed
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Amended
Returned to the House with amendments
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (32-9)
senate
Mar 2, 2020
Upper · Passed
Amendment #1 (Charbonneau) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Jan 22, 2020
Committee
Referred to the Senate
lower
Jan 21, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (77-13-2)
house
Jan 16, 2020
Amended
Amendment #9 (Austin) motion withdrawn
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Amended
Amendment #8 (Austin) failed; Roll Call 28: yeas 40, nays 57
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amendment #10 (Kirchhofer) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amendment #4 (Prescott) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Jan 9, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
lower
3 primary · 30 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ed Charbonneau
RRepublican
P
Karen Engleman
RRepublican
P
Michael Crider
RRepublican
Co
BP
B Patrick Bauer
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Cherry
RRepublican
Co
Brad Barrett
RRepublican
Co
BB
Brian Bosma
RRepublican
Co
Chris Campbell
DDemocratic
Co
CZ
Cindy Ziemke
RRepublican
Co
Dale DeVon
RRepublican
Co
DL
Dan Leonard
RRepublican
Co
David Abbott
RRepublican
Co
Denny Zent
RRepublican
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