MA S2294

Bill

To end child marriage in Massachusetts

Introduced
07/18/2019

In Committee
07/29/2019

Crossed Over
07/25/2019

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

SENATE, July 18, 2019 - The committee on Ways and Means to whom was referred the Senate Bill to end child marriage in Massachusetts (Senate, No. 24),-- reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment substituting a new draft with the same title (Senate, No. 2294).

AI Summary

This bill aims to end child marriage in Massachusetts by making several changes to the existing marriage laws. The key provisions include: 1. Prohibiting a magistrate or minister from solemnizing a marriage if a party is under the age of 18. 2. Preventing the clerk or registrar from receiving a notice of intention to marry for anyone under the age of 18. 3. Repealing the existing section that allowed for exceptions to the minimum marriage age. 4. Removing the second and third sentences from the existing section related to marriage solemnization. 5. Requiring the clerk or registrar to verify that both parties are at least 18 years of age before issuing a marriage certificate, using specific documentation requirements. 6. Repealing the existing section that allowed the minimum marriage age to be lowered under certain circumstances. 7. Updating a reference to the new age verification requirements. Overall, this bill aims to end the practice of child marriage in Massachusetts by raising the minimum age for marriage and strengthening the documentation requirements.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Other Sponsors (1)

Senate Committee on Ways and Means (S)

Last Action

Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (on 07/29/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2294

(21 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2294
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2294.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H132	Ensuring the appropriate and timely payment and residential service placement for children deemed to be a safety risk	Accompanied a study order, see H5088	Similar To
H1548	Concerning payments on personal injury protection benefit claims	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H159	Providing for enhanced protection of children and investigation of abuse and neglect allegations	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H328	Relative to the sale of children’s jewelry	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H332	Providing security to consumers for purchases from certain vendors	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H3476	Relative to the safety of children in camps	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H3974	Making technical corrective changes to the cape cod and islands water protection fund tax assessments	Accompanied a new draft, see H4073	Similar To
H3983	To create a 2050 roadmap to a clean and thriving commonwealth	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H4013	Order relative to amendments to the House bill relative to children's health and wellness	Adopted, see H4012	Similar To
H4083	Relative to DCF legislative reporting reform	Accompanied a new draft, see H4163	Similar To
S1154	To protect children's mental health services	Accompanied a study order, see S2888	Similar To
S1340	Relative to liability protection for disaster volunteers	Accompanied a study order, see S2547	Similar To
S2227	Relative to child predators	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To
S2313	Updating overtime protections to protect the Commonwealth's middle class workers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2338	To protect children, families, and firefighters from harmful flame retardants	Passed to be engrossed - Roll Call #94 [YEAS 38 - NAYS 0]	Similar To
S2341	To update the Massachusetts rideshare program	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2368	Similar Bills	See H4012	Similar To
S2377	Similar Bills	See H4012	Similar To
S2388	Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to mattress recycling	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S2397	Relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency	Reprinted as amended, see S2409	Similar To
S2409	Relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H132

Ensuring the appropriate and timely payment and residential service placement for children deemed to be a safety risk

Accompanied a study order, see H5088

Similar To

H1548

Concerning payments on personal injury protection benefit claims

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H159

Providing for enhanced protection of children and investigation of abuse and neglect allegations

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H328

Relative to the sale of children’s jewelry

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H332

Providing security to consumers for purchases from certain vendors

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H3476

Relative to the safety of children in camps

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H3974

Making technical corrective changes to the cape cod and islands water protection fund tax assessments

Accompanied a new draft, see H4073

Similar To

H3983

To create a 2050 roadmap to a clean and thriving commonwealth

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H4013

Order relative to amendments to the House bill relative to children's health and wellness

Adopted, see H4012

Similar To

H4083

Relative to DCF legislative reporting reform

Accompanied a new draft, see H4163

Similar To

S1154

To protect children's mental health services

Accompanied a study order, see S2888

Similar To

S1340

Relative to liability protection for disaster volunteers

Accompanied a study order, see S2547

Similar To

S2227

Relative to child predators

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

S2313

Updating overtime protections to protect the Commonwealth's middle class workers

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2338

To protect children, families, and firefighters from harmful flame retardants

Passed to be engrossed - Roll Call #94 [YEAS 38 - NAYS 0]

Similar To

S2341

To update the Massachusetts rideshare program

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2368

Similar Bills

See H4012

Similar To

S2377

Similar Bills

See H4012

Similar To

S2388

Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to mattress recycling

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S2397

Relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency

Reprinted as amended, see S2409

Similar To

S2409

Relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency

Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

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