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| Bill | Marriage; change minimum age from 16 to 17 and require any person who is 17 to have been emancipated | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 19 of the O.C.G.A., relating to marriage generally, so as to change the minimum age of marriage of a child from 16 to 17 years of age and to require any person who is 17 years of age to have been emancipated; to amend Chapter 9 of Title 19 of the O.C.G.A., relating to child custody proceedings, so as to correct a cross-reference; to amend Article 10 of Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to emancipation, so as to provide for requirements for filing a petition for emancipation for petitioners who desire to enter into a marriage; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2019_20 | HB 228 | Georgia HB 228 (2019_20) |
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Georgia HB 228 (2019_20) — Marriage; change minimum age from 16 to 17 and require any person who is 17 to have been emancipated
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 19 of the O.C.G.A., relating to marriage generally, so as to change the minimum age of marriage of a child from 16 to 17 years of age and to require any person who is 17 years of age to have been emancipated; to amend Chapter 9 of Title 19 of the O.C.G.A., relating to child custody proceedings, so as to correct a cross-reference; to amend Article 10 of Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to emancipation, so as to provide for requirements for filing a petition for emancipation for petitioners who desire to enter into a marriage; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- HB 228/AP* (committee substitute) — source
- LC 41 1741ER/a (committee substitute) — source
- LC 41 1848S/hcs (committee substitute) — source
- LC 41 1848S/hs (committee substitute) — source
- Sen ctee sub LC 41 1970S (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- PASSAGE — 158–13 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Andrew Welch — primary (person)
- Debbie Buckner — primary (person)
- Jan Jones — primary (person)
- Mandi Ballinger — primary (person)
- Mary Oliver — primary (person)
- Scott Holcomb — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2019-02-08 House Hopper
- 2019-02-11 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2019-02-12 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2019-02-20 House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2019-02-26 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2019-02-26 House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2019-02-27 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2019-03-21 Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2019-03-22 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2019-03-28 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2019-03-28 Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2019-04-02 House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- 2019-04-12 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2019-05-06 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2019-05-06 Act 187
executive-signature - 2019-07-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/170f41a7-de26-4f72-987a-dc44a56535a6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).