This bill addresses provisions related to underage marriage.
This bill:
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Utah law currently allows minors age 16 or 17 to marry with parental consent and juvenile court authorization, and already makes it a crime for a parent to improperly consent to such a marriage, for someone to improperly officiate one, or for someone to fraudulently pose as a parent to approve it. This bill creates new third-degree felony crimes for an adult who marries a minor outside these legal requirements, for someone who transports a Utah minor out of state to be illegally married and brings them back, and for a Utah resident who travels out of state to marry a minor and returns with them. It also reorganizes the existing parental-consent, officiant, and fraud offenses into the criminal code, sets a 15-year statute of limitations (measured from the minor's 18th birthday) for prosecuting these marriage-related crimes, and specifies that marriages involving a minor performed in another state or country are invalid in Utah unless they meet Utah's own requirements for age, parental consent, court authorization, and voluntariness.
Current version: HB0103S01 (Substitute)
Introduction
Jan 20
House Rules
House Committee
Jan 23
House Floor Vote
Feb 3
Senate Rules
Feb 3
Senate Committee
Feb 24
Senate 2nd Reading
Mar 2
Senate 3rd Reading
Mar 3
Governor Signed
Mar 26
IntroductionJan 20
House Rules
House CommitteeJan 23
House Floor VoteFeb 3
Senate RulesFeb 3
Senate CommitteeFeb 24
Senate 2nd ReadingMar 2
Senate 3rd ReadingMar 3
Governor SignedMar 26
This bill addresses provisions related to underage marriage.
This bill:
AI-generated summary, not yet reviewed by Better Utah staff. Please consult the bill text.
Utah law currently allows minors age 16 or 17 to marry with parental consent and juvenile court authorization, and already makes it a crime for a parent to improperly consent to such a marriage, for someone to improperly officiate one, or for someone to fraudulently pose as a parent to approve it. This bill creates new third-degree felony crimes for an adult who marries a minor outside these legal requirements, for someone who transports a Utah minor out of state to be illegally married and brings them back, and for a Utah resident who travels out of state to marry a minor and returns with them. It also reorganizes the existing parental-consent, officiant, and fraud offenses into the criminal code, sets a 15-year statute of limitations (measured from the minor's 18th birthday) for prosecuting these marriage-related crimes, and specifies that marriages involving a minor performed in another state or country are invalid in Utah unless they meet Utah's own requirements for age, parental consent, court authorization, and voluntariness.
Motion: Favorable Recommendation
Motion: Favorable Recommendation
Governor Signed
Lieutenant Governor's office for filing
House/ to Governor
Executive Branch - Governor
House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
Clerk of the House
House/ enrolled bill to Printing
Clerk of the House
Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
Clerk of the House
Last updated Aug 29, 2026, 5:26 PM