House passes bill to raise minimum marriage age to 18, sending it to governor

The New Hampshire House passed a bill Thursday raising the legal age of marriage to 18, sending the legislation to Gov. Chris Sununu’s desk after years of advocacy. Senate Bill 359, which passed 192-174, states that “no person below the age of 18 years shall be capable of contracting a valid marriage, and all marriages […] The post House passes bill to raise minimum marriage age to 18, sending it to governor appeared first on New Hampshire Bulletin.

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