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Child marriage now illegal in Michigan as new law raises minimum age to 18


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53 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said:

NC is have trouble in their Republican supermajority to increase the age of marriage because it sounds like it wouldn’t get a majority of their caucus but would likely pass the chamber with democratic support

 

 

lmao

 

The Michigan bill had 5 Republicans voting against it, so that checks out.

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On 7/12/2023 at 10:07 AM, Ghost_MH said:

 

The Michigan bill had 5 Republicans voting against it, so that checks out.

 

More than that voted no to repeal a law that made it illegal for unmarried people to live together. 

 

The bill did not pass without opposition, receiving a 29-9 vote in the Senate and an 82-26 vote in the House, with all no votes coming from Republican lawmakers.

 

MICHIGANADVANCE.COM

Men and women who “lewdly and lasciviously” associate with each other by cohabiting can no longer be found guilty of a misdemeanor in Michigan under a repeal of a 1931 law signed on Tuesday by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Michigan is one of only two states with such an “outdated” prohibition, bill sponsor state Sen. Stephanie […]

 

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