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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT relating to child marriage. Amend KRS 402.020 to establish a new minimum age for marriage; amend KRS 402.030 to establish the power of courts to declare a marriage void when one party is under 18 years of age; amend KRS 402.210 to prohibit individuals under the age of 17 years from marrying; establish the process for a 17- year old to petition a court for permission to marry and the criteria for granting the petition; repeal KRS 402.260 which provides for the estate of minors who marry to be placed in receivership until they reach the age of 18 years."
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description: "AN ACT relating to child marriage. Amend KRS 402.020 to establish a new minimum age for marriage; amend KRS 402.030 to establish the power of courts to declare a marriage void when one party is under 18 years of age; amend KRS 402.210 to prohibit individuals under the age of 17 years from marrying; establish the process for a 17- year old to petition a court for permission to marry and the criteria for granting the petition; repeal KRS 402.260 which provides for the estate of minors who marry to be placed in receivership until they reach the age of 18 years."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
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legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
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session: "2018RS"
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identifier: "SB 48"
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citation: "Kentucky SB 48 (2018RS)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["D. Harper Angel", "J. Adams", "M. McGarvey", "R. Alvarado", "W. Schroder"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 22
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2018-01-02"
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last_action: "2018-03-29"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e716bd44-eb19-4510-8991-c37252cd694d"
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source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB48.htm"
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source_hash: "561edce8691b1009ca56b202e1000ce83709164b65aa9a6105440cac981b0b54"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
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---
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# Kentucky SB 48 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to child marriage. Amend KRS 402.020 to establish a new minimum age for marriage; amend KRS 402.030 to establish the power of courts to declare a marriage void when one party is under 18 years of age; amend KRS 402.210 to prohibit individuals under the age of 17 years from marrying; establish the process for a 17- year old to petition a court for permission to marry and the criteria for granting the petition; repeal KRS 402.260 which provides for the estate of minors who marry to be placed in receivership until they reach the age of 18 years.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/SB48/bill.pdf)
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2. **SB 48 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/SB48/orig_bill.pdf)
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3. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/SB48/SCS1.pdf)
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4. **SFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/SB48/SFA1.pdf)
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## Sponsors
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- D. Harper Angel — primary (person)
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- J. Adams — primary (person)
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- M. McGarvey — primary (person)
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- R. Alvarado — primary (person)
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- W. Schroder — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-01-02** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
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- **2018-01-03** To Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
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- **2018-03-05** Taken from Judiciary (S)
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- **2018-03-05** 1st reading `reading-1`
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- **2018-03-05** Returned to Judiciary (S)
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- **2018-03-06** Reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-2`
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- **2018-03-06** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 7, 2018
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- **2018-03-06** Floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
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- **2018-03-07** 3rd reading, passed 34-3 with Committee Substitute (1) & floor amendment (1) `reading-3, passage`
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- **2018-03-08** Received in House
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- **2018-03-12** To Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
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- **2018-03-12** Posted in committee
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- **2018-03-14** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
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- **2018-03-15** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
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- **2018-03-16** Taken from Rules
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- **2018-03-16** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 16, 2018
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- **2018-03-16** 3rd reading, passed 87-0 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2018-03-19** Received in Senate
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- **2018-03-19** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
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- **2018-03-19** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
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- **2018-03-19** Delivered to Governor
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- **2018-03-29** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 36) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e716bd44-eb19-4510-8991-c37252cd694d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
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