2004 Senate Bill 964 ↩

House Roll Call 1096: Passed

To require marriage license applicants under age 50 to wait 28 days to be married unless they take a four-hour pre-marital education class on conflict management, communication skills, financial matters, and child and parenting responsibilities (if the couple has or intends to have children). In addition, if either party is a minor, both parties and at least one parent or guardian of the minor would have to complete the course. Under current law, and under the bill for those who take the class, the waiting period is three days. County clerks could waive the requirement “for good and sufficient cause shown.” The bill is part of a legislative package comprised of House Bills 5467 to 5474 and Senate Bills 959 to 966.