Introduced
by
To increase the cost of a marriage license from $20 to $50, and use the extra money to upgrade county record storage "technology." The non-resident surcharge would rise from $10 to $20. Also, to allow marriage license applications to be submitted electronically, subject to an additional $10 fee. The bill provides that a marriage license application would be a nonpublic record and exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, but would have be available to the people named in it.
Referred to the Committee on Local, Urban, and State Affairs
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that does not increase marriage license fees.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)
To allow for electronically-submitted marriage license applications. The county clerk accepted would have to print the required application in the form of an affidavit and have a party named in the application sign it in person. The bill provides that a marriage license application would be a nonpublic record and exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, but would have be available to the people named in it. The bill also allows a county clerk to charge a fee if the the license is delivered immediately. Under current law, a marriage license may not be delivered for three days, although a county clerk, for good cause shown, may deliver the license immediately.
Referred to the Committee on Local Government and Urban Policy
Reported without amendment
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Passed in the House 77 to 29 (details)
To allow for electronically-submitted marriage license applications. The county clerk accepted would have to print the required application in the form of an affidavit and have a party named in the application sign it in person. The bill provides that a marriage license application would be a nonpublic record and exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, but would have be available to the people named in it. The bill also allows a county clerk to charge a fee if the license is delivered immediately. Under current law, a marriage license may not be delivered for three days, although a county clerk, for good cause shown, may deliver the license immediately.
