2025 Senate Bill 286

Family law: marriage and divorce; civil celebrant; provide for.

A bill to amend 1887 PA 128, entitled “An act establishing the minimum ages for contracting marriages; to require a civil license in order to marry and its registration; to provide for the implementation of federal law; and to provide a penalty for the violation of this act,” by amending sections 1, 4, and 6 (MCL 551.101, 551.104, and 551.106).

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Senate Bills 285, 286 & 287 expand the list of individuals authorized to solemnize marriages in Michigan to include civil celebrants and state legislators, with specific fee structures for mayors and county clerks.

Introduced in the Senate

May 7, 2025

Introduced by Sen. Veronica Klinefelt (D-11)

Referred to the Committee on Local Government