A 3371 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Provides for immediate issuance of marriage and civil union licenses.

This bill (A3371) removes the current 72-hour waiting period for marriage and civil union licenses in New Jersey, requiring licenses to be issued immediately upon application. It directly affects couples applying for these licenses by eliminating the mandatory delay that currently applies, except in emergency cases (which the bill removes as a separate exception). The key change amends state law to state that licenses "shall be issued immediately upon filing of the application," while maintaining the existing 30-day validity period for issued licenses. This is a substantive policy change affecting all applicants, not a procedural or commemorative measure.
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Feb 2024
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Introduced Feb 1, 2024 Last action Feb 1, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
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