2025 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature

HB729: Relating To Marriage Of Minors.

Legislative Summary

Raises the minimum age to enter into marriage from sixteen to eighteen years of age. Repeals the authority of parents and the family court to consent to a minor's marriage. Repeals spousal cohabitation after the parties attain legal age as an exception for an annulment based on nonage. Repeals exemptions for sexual assault of a minor if the perpetrator is married to the minor. Makes conforming amendments. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

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Bill History

1/17/2025

Pending introduction.

House of Representatives

1/21/2025

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

House of Representatives

1/21/2025

Referred to HLT, JHA, referral sheet 2

House of Representatives

1/31/2025

Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 02-05-25 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

House of Representatives

2/5/2025

The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Chun, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garcia.

House of Representatives

2/11/2025

Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 325) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

House of Representatives

2/11/2025

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

House of Representatives

2/14/2025

Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-19-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

House of Representatives

2/19/2025

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

House of Representatives

2/28/2025

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1054) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

House of Representatives

2/28/2025

Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25.

House of Representatives

3/4/2025

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Alcos voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Kong, Muraoka voting no (3) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

House of Representatives

3/6/2025

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 274).

Senate

3/6/2025

Passed First Reading.

Senate

3/6/2025

Referred to HHS, JDC.

Senate

Status Information

Current Status

Engrossed(3/4/2025)

Chamber

Senate

Committee

Health and Human Services(Senate)

HB729: Relating To Marriage Of Minors.

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