2004 House Bill 5467 ↩

House Roll Call 360: 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). Under current law, and under the bill for those who take the class, the waiting period is three days. In addition, if either party is under age 18, both parties and at least one parent or guardian of the minor would have to complete the course. County clerks could waive the requirement “for good and sufficient cause shown.” The bill also would eliminate a provision of the current law that requires a person give their social security number on a marriage license. It is part of a legislative package comprised of House Bills 5467 to 5474. Senate Bills 959 to 966 are the same bills.