2026 Regular Session
HB95
Family Law - Marriage License Applications - Appearance and Affidavits
Earlier-session bill · introduced 2025
Requiring both parties to be married, rather than one party, to appear before the clerk of a circuit court to apply for a marriage license; and authorizing the clerk of a circuit court to accept an affidavit rather than an application from both parties to be married if a party to be married is unable to appear before a clerk in the county where the marriage is to take place due to military service, incarceration, hospitalization, or another demonstrated good cause.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
1 roll call are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 26, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
136 yea–0 nay · 5 absent
Committee referrals
February 27, 2026 · Senate
Judicial Proceedings
January 14, 2026 · House
Judiciary
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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Senate Referred Judicial Proceedings
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House Third Reading Passed (136-0) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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House Favorable with Amendments {323420/1 Adopted
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House Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
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House Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.
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House Hearing canceled
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House Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Judiciary
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House Pre-filed