2023 Senate Bill 213 / Public Act 73

Family law: marriage and divorce; right for emancipated minor to marry; revoke.

An act to amend 1968 PA 293, entitled “An act to establish the status of minors; to define the rights and duties of parents; to establish rights and duties to provide support for a child after the child reaches the age of majority under certain circumstances; and to establish the conditions for emancipation of minors,” by amending sections 4 and 4e (MCL 722.4 and 722.4e), section 4 as amended by 1998 PA 509 and section 4e as added by 1988 PA 403.

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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.

Introduced in the Senate

March 16, 2023

Introduced by Sen. Rosemary Bayer (D-13) and 12 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Sens. Erika Geiss (D-1), Dayna Polehanki (D-5), Mallory McMorrow (D-8), John Cherry (D-27), Sylvia Santana (D-2), Jeff Irwin (D-15), Sue Shink (D-14), Kevin Hertel (D-12), Veronica Klinefelt (D-11), Stephanie Chang (D-3), Ruth Johnson (R-24) and Mark Huizenga (R-30)

Referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety

June 20, 2023

Reported with substitute S-2

June 21, 2023

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

June 22, 2023

Reported with substitute S-2

Substitute S-2 concurred in by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

Received in the House

June 22, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice

June 28, 2023

Discharged from committee

Passed in the House 103 to 5 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

June 28, 2023

Motion to give immediate effect by Sen. Sam Singh (D-28)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

July 12, 2023