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California 20252026

AB 1267

Marriage: prohibition on minors.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-12 13:12:55 UTC.

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Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Marriage, prohibitiononminors
Introduced / first action
2025-02-21 00:00:00

Alternate titles

  • Consolidated license and certification.

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law authorizes an unmarried person who is under 18 years of age to marry upon obtaining a court order granting permission and the written consent of at least one of the parents or the guardian of each underage party to the marriage, as specified. Existing law requires the court, if it considers it necessary, as part of the court order granting permission to marry, to require the parties to the prospective marriage of a minor to participate in premarital counseling, as specified. Existing law provides that 2 unmarried, unrelated adults who have chosen to share one another's lives in an intimate and committed relationship of mutual caring may establish a domestic partnership by filing a declaration with the Secretary of State, if certain requirements are met. Existing law provides that a person under 18 years of age who, together with the person with whom the person proposes to establish a domestic partnership, meets the requirements for a domestic partnership other than the requirement of being at least 18 years of age, is capable of consenting to and establishing a domestic partnership upon obtaining a court order granting permission to the underage person or persons to establish a domestic partnership. Under existing law, registered domestic partners have the same rights, protections, and benefits as spouses. This bill would repeal the authorization for a person under 18 years of age to be issued a marriage license or to establish a domestic partnership, thereby prohibiting a person under 18 years of age from being issued a marriage license or from establishing a domestic partnership. The bill would make conforming changes. Existing law requires the State Registrar to create a document, no later than March 1, 2020, concerning marriage certificates in which one or both of the parties were minors at the time of solemnization of the marriage. Existing law requires the State Registrar to update that document annually, as specified. Existing law requires the local registrar to submit specified information for the purposes of that report. This bill would repeal those provisions.

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

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  2. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.).

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  3. From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (August 25).

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  4. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended.

  5. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

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  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).

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  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  9. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  11. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

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  12. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  13. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 30).

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  14. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  15. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  16. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10 (c).

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  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  18. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  19. Ordered to second reading.

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  20. From inactive file.

  21. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Menjivar.

  22. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  23. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).

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  24. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  25. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  26. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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  27. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  28. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 8. Page 1885.)

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  29. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  30. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (May 23).

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  31. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  32. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  33. Read second time and amended.

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  34. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (April 22).

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  35. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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  36. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.

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  37. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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  38. Read first time.

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  39. From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

  40. Introduced. To print.

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