Hawaii House Bill 790 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-28 - Referred to HSH, JUD, referral sheet 6
Pending: House Human Services & Homelessness Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Raises the minimum age requirement to enter into marriage from sixteen to eighteen years of age. Removes the parental consent and written approval by the family court requirements for a minor to marry. Requires, rather than permits, the family court to declare void the marriage contract on the ground that the parties, or either of them, had not attained the legal age of marriage at the time of the marriage. Removes spousal cohabitation after the parties attain legal age as an exception for an annulment based on nonage. Makes conforming amendments.

Relating To Marriage.

Rep. Linda Ichiyama [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-28	House	Referred to HSH, JUD, referral sheet 6
2019-01-24	House	Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2019-01-22	House	Pending introduction.

HB790 (Carry Over) 2019-01-28 - Referred to HSH, JUD, referral sheet 6
SB419 (Same As) 2019-03-07 - Referred to HSH, JUD, referral sheet 27

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=790&year=2019
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/HB790_.HTM