Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB103: Underage Marriage Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 26, 2026
This bill addresses provisions related to underage marriage.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 11, 2026:
0 Underage Marriage Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Melissa G. Ballard Senate Sponsor: Todd Weiler LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses provisions related to underage marriage. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - creates the criminal offense of unlawfully marrying a minor; - creates the criminal offense of transporting a minor out of state for an illegal marriage; - creates the criminal offense of traveling out of state to marry a minor; - moves to the criminal code the existing criminal offense for a parent or guardian to unlawfully consent or allow a minor to enter a marriage; - moves to the criminal code the existing criminal offense for unlawfully solemnizing a marriage of a minor; - moves to the criminal code the existing criminal offense of fraudulently acting as a minor's parent or guardian for the purpose of providing a false consent for the minor to get married; - provides that the statute of limitations for a criminal prosecution for unlawfully marrying a minor, transporting a minor out of state for an illegal marriage, or traveling out of state to marry a minor is 15 years from the day on which a minor to the marriage turns 18 years old; - provides that a marriage performed in another country, state, or territory, in which one of …
Sponsors
- Ballard, Melissa G. (R, 20) · primary sponsor
- Todd Weiler (R, 8)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : House/ to Governor
- : House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- : House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
- : House/ received from Senate
- : Senate/ to House
Votes
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading (March 3, 2026): 29 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (March 2, 2026): 20 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 24, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 3, 2026): 69 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (January 23, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Crimes, Fraud, Marriage/Divorce, Statute of Limitations, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
Common questions
- What is HB103?
- HB103 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Underage Marriage Amendments.
- What does HB103 do?
- This bill addresses provisions related to underage marriage.
- What is the status of HB103?
- Signed into law as of March 26, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB103?
- Ballard, Melissa G. (R, 20), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB103?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0103.html
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