MA S937

Bill

MA S937

To end child marriage in Massachusetts

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to end child marriage in Massachusetts. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill aims to end child marriage in Massachusetts. It amends the state's marriage laws by prohibiting magistrates or ministers from solemnizing a marriage if a party is under 18 years old, prohibiting clerks or registrars from receiving notices of intention to marry for individuals under 18, repealing provisions that allowed for marriage under 18 with parental consent, and requiring clerks or registrars to verify the ages of the parties before issuing a marriage certificate.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (40)

Harriette Chandler (D)*, Michael Brady (D), Sonia Chang-Díaz (D), Jo Comerford (D), Brendan Crighton (D), John Cronin (D), Julian Cyr (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Lydia Edwards (D), Paul Feeney (D), Cindy Friedman (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Anne Gobi (D), Chris Hendricks (D), Adam Hinds (D), Pat Jehlen (D), Brad Jones (R), Mary Keefe (D), John Keenan (D), Ed Kennedy (D), Kay Khan (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Eric Lesser (D), Jack Lewis (D), Jason Lewis (D), Joan Lovely (D), Christina Minicucci (D), Mark Montigny (D), Susan Moran (D), Brian Murray (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Angelo Puppolo (D), Becca Rausch (D), Dave Robertson (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Mike Soter (R), Tom Stanley (D), Bruce Tarr (R), John Velis (D), Susannah Whipps (I),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2976 (on 07/05/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S937

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S937
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S937.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1709	To end child marriage in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see H5173	Similar To
H4005	Relative to the water supply protection trust	Chapter 66 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H4047	Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his objections thereto in writing the engrossed Bill relative to the water supply protection trust (see House, No. 4005). August 3, 2021	See H4005	Similar To
S103	Creating an electronic backpack for foster children	Accompanied a study order, see S2912	Similar To
S2496	To improve augmentative and alternative communication opportunities for children with disabilities	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2516	Mitigating COVID-19 transmission among children and families	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S2695	Relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency	No further action taken	Similar To
S2976	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to judiciary matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S2984	Relative to accountability for vulnerable children and families	No further action taken	Similar To
S2987	Promoting diversion of juveniles to community supervision and services	No further action taken	Similar To
S613	Protecting research animals	Accompanied H901	Similar To

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