---
type: "Bill"
title: "Bars persons under age 18 from marrying or entering into a civil union."
description: "Bars persons under age 18 from marrying or entering into a civil union."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 427"
citation: "New Jersey S 427 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MARRIAGE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cunningham, Sandra B.", "Gusciora, Reed", "Lagana, Joseph A.", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Munoz, Nancy F.", "Pou, Nellie", "Sumter, Shavonda E.", "Weinberg, Loretta"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-06-22T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/00bf68f1-e572-4d24-8ccf-f019d8795eed"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "02cfa8a4344f882c80235413036ed9a47825aadedfb9559a4d42c3e26ad30264"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---

# New Jersey S 427 (218) — Bars persons under age 18 from marrying or entering into a civil union.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S0500/427_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **30–5** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–2** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **59–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
- Gusciora, Reed — primary (person)
- Lagana, Joseph A. — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Munoz, Nancy F. — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — primary (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
- Andrzejczak, Bob — cosponsor (person)
- Armato, John — cosponsor (person)
- Barclay, Arthur — cosponsor (person)
- Bateman, Christopher — cosponsor (person)
- Bramnick, Jon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Brown, Chris A. — cosponsor (person)
- Bucco, Anthony M. — cosponsor (person)
- Calabrese, Clinton — cosponsor (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — cosponsor (person)
- Chaparro, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- Clifton, Robert D. — cosponsor (person)
- Codey, Richard J. — cosponsor (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — cosponsor (person)
- Danielsen, Joe — cosponsor (person)
- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — cosponsor (person)
- DePhillips, Christopher P. — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Egan, Joseph V. — cosponsor (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Gordon, Robert M. — cosponsor (person)
- Handlin, Amy H. — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- Jones, Patricia Egan — cosponsor (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — cosponsor (person)
- Kean, Thomas H. — cosponsor (person)
- Kennedy, James J. — cosponsor (person)
- Land, R. Bruce — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- Mazzeo, Vincent — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Muoio, Elizabeth Maher — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — cosponsor (person)
- Rooney, Kevin J. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Schepisi, Holly T. — cosponsor (person)
- Scutari, Nicholas P. — cosponsor (person)
- Stack, Brian P. — cosponsor (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
- Vitale, Joseph F. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (30-5) `passage`
- **2018-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A865
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (59-0-12) `passage`
- **2018-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2018, c.42. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/00bf68f1-e572-4d24-8ccf-f019d8795eed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).