A bill to amend 1921 PA 352, entitled “An act to prohibit the marriage of a person under 16 years of age and to declare the marriage void,” by amending the title and section 1 (MCL 551.51), as amended by 1983 PA 198.
Among other things, the bills make 18 the legal age to marry and prohibit marriage by people younger than 18; remove references to marriage involving a minor; eliminate marriage as an automatic factor for emancipation; and remove marriage-related exceptions from certain criminal sexual conduct prohibitions.
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
Reported with substitute H-1
Substitute H-1 concurred in by voice vote
Substitute H-2 offered
by
The substitute passed by voice vote
1. Amend page 2, following line 13, by inserting:
“(e) House Bill No. 4539.
(f) House Bill No. 4540.”.
The amendment failed by voice vote
1. Amend page 1, line 6, after “into” by inserting “in this state”.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 104 to 5 (details)
Motion to give immediate effect
by
The motion prevailed by voice vote
Referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety
