Relating to: the age for marriage and eliminating spousal exceptions for certain sex crimes against children.
SB 634 eliminates a legal exception that previously allowed spouses to avoid prosecution for sexual crimes against minor spouses. It amends statutes (948.09 and 948.093) to remove language stating that sexual assault laws do not apply when the victim is the defendant’s spouse, making it a crime for a spouse to engage in sexual activity with a minor regardless of marriage age. This change directly affects minors who married as children and their spouses, ensuring such acts can now be prosecuted under standard sexual assault laws. The bill also adds a new provision (767.185) allowing minors under 18 to file for divorce.
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Introduced Nov 14, 2025
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Introduced by Senators Spreitzer, Smith, Dassler-Alfheim, Keyeski, Ratcliff, Larson, Roys and Hesselbein;
cosponsored by Representatives Roe, Anderson, Brown, Arney, Bare, Billings, Clancy, DeSmidt, Emerson, Goodwin, Joers, Johnson, Madison, McCarville, Miresse, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Sinicki, Stroud, Subeck and Udell
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