HB 125 -- MARRIAGE LICENSES

SPONSOR:  Gaskill

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass" by the Committee on Children,
Youth and Families by a vote of 14 to 4.

This bill allows applicants for a marriage license to obtain the
license immediately if the applicants have completed a program
in premarital counseling, or if a circuit or associate circuit
judge orders issuance upon a showing of good cause in unusual
circumstances.  Currently, a marriage license is issued within 3
days and no counseling program is required.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that allowing persons to obtain a
marriage license immediately if they have completed a program in
premarital education or counseling will encourage people to
participate in such programs.

Testifying for the bill was Representative Gaskill.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Julie Jinkens McNitt, Legislative Analyst

HB 125 -- Marriage Licenses

Sponsor:  Gaskill

The bill allows applicants for a marriage license to obtain the
license immediately if the applicants have completed a program
in premarital counseling, or if a circuit or associate circuit
judge orders issuance upon a showing of good cause in unusual
circumstances.  Currently, a marriage license is issued within 3
days and no counseling program is required.