Kansas HB2473: Requiring all persons to be 18 years of age to be eligible to give consent for marriage and eliminating exceptions to such requirement

What the bill says

An act concerning marriage; requiring persons to be 18 years of age or older to be eligible to give consent for marriage; excluding certain days from being counted toward the current three-day waiting period; amending K.S.A. 23-2505 and repealing the existing section.

From the introduced text, January 20, 2026:

AN ACT concerning marriage; requiring persons to be 18 years of age or older to be eligible to give consent for marriage; excluding certain days from being counted toward the current three-day waiting period; amending K.S.A. 23-2505 and repealing the existing section. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: Section 1. K.S.A. 23-2505 is hereby amended to read as follows: 232505. (a) The clerks of the district courts or judges thereof, when applied to for a marriage license by any person who is one of the parties to the proposed marriage and who is legally entitled to a marriage license, shall issue a marriage license in substance as follows: MARRIAGE LICENSE (Name of place where office located, month, day and year.) TO ANY PERSON authorized by law to perform the marriage ceremony, Greeting: You are hereby authorized to join in marriage A B of ____________, date of birth _______, and C D of ____________, date of birth _______, (and name of parent or guardian consenting), and of this license, duly endorsed, you will make due return to this office immediately after performing the ceremony. E F, (title of person issuing the license). (b) No clerk or judge of the district court shall issue a marriage license before the third calendar day (, excluding Sunday, holidays, and …

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Sponsors

• Stephanie Sawyer Clayton, Stephanie (I) · primary sponsor
• Brad Barrett (R)
• "Bill" Bloom, Lewis (R, 64)
• Kenneth Collins (R)
• Brett Fairchild (R)
• Dale Helwig (R)
• Sandy Pickert (R)
• Allen Reavis (R)
• Angel Roeser (R)
• Kevin Schwertfeger (R)
• Megan Steele (R)
• Sean Tarwater (R)

Latest actions

1. April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
2. January 20, 2026: Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
3. January 20, 2026: Introduced

Common questions

What is HB2473?

HB2473 is a bill in the Kansas Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Requiring all persons to be 18 years of age to be eligible to give consent for marriage and eliminating exceptions to such requirement.

What does HB2473 do?

In its own words: An act concerning marriage; requiring persons to be 18 years of age or older to be eligible to give consent for marriage; excluding certain days from being counted toward the current three-day waiting period; amending K.S.A. 23-2505 and repealing the existing section.

What is the status of HB2473?

In committee as of April 10, 2026. Latest action: Died in Committee (April 10, 2026).

Who sponsored HB2473?

Stephanie Sawyer Clayton, Stephanie (I), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HB2473?

On the Kansas Legislature website: https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hb2473/