An act to amend 2018 PA 434, entitled “An act to establish the safe families for children program; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state departments and public and private agencies; to allow for temporary delegation of a parent’s or guardian’s powers regarding care, custody, or property of a minor child; and to prescribe procedures for providing host families for the temporary care of children,” by amending section 5 (MCL 722.1555).
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 Sens.
Referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety
Reported without amendment
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Reported without amendment
Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice
Discharged from committee
Passed in the House 103 to 5 (details)
Motion to give immediate effect
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The motion prevailed by voice vote
Motion to give immediate effect
by
The motion prevailed by voice vote
