Introduced in the House on February 16, 2006, to require marriage license applicants under age 50 to wait three days to be married unless they take a four-hour pre-marital education class specified in House Bill 5698 on conflict management, communication skills, financial matters, and child and parenting responsibilities (if the couple has or intends to have children). In addition, if either party is a minor, both parties and at least one parent or guardian of the minor would have to complete the course. Under current law, and under the bill for those who do not take the class, the waiting period is three days. The bill would eliminate this for those who take the training. County clerks could waive the requirement “for good and sufficient cause”
The vote was 73 in favor, 32 opposed and 2 not voting
(House Roll Call 829 at House Journal 67)
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