2023 Regular Session • West Virginia Legislature
HB3018: Establishing that 18 is the age of consent and removing the ability of an underage person to obtaining a consent to marry through their parents, legal guardians, or by petition to the circuit court
Legislative Summary
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit a person under the age of 18 from entering into a marriage.
Bill History
1/25/2023
Filed for introduction
House of Delegates
1/25/2023
To Judiciary
House of Delegates
1/25/2023
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
1/25/2023
To House Judiciary
House of Delegates
2/24/2023
By substitute, do pass
House of Delegates
2/25/2023
On 1st reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
2/25/2023
Read 1st time
House of Delegates
2/27/2023
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
2/27/2023
Placed on House Calendar
House of Delegates
2/28/2023
On 2nd reading, House Calendar
House of Delegates
2/28/2023
From House Calendar, 2nd reading, placed on Special Calendar
House of Delegates
2/28/2023
Read 2nd time
House of Delegates
3/1/2023
On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
3/1/2023
Read 3rd time
House of Delegates
3/1/2023
Passed House (Roll No. 375)
House of Delegates
3/1/2023
Communicated to Senate
House of Delegates
3/2/2023
Introduced in Senate
Senate
3/2/2023
To Judiciary
Senate
3/2/2023
To Judiciary
Senate
3/8/2023
Without recommendation, but first rereferred to Judiciary
Senate
3/8/2023
Immediate consideration
Senate
3/8/2023
Read 1st time
Senate
3/8/2023
On 2nd reading to Judiciary
Senate
3/9/2023
Move to discharge the Judiciary committee from consideration adopted
Senate
3/9/2023
Read 2nd time
Senate
3/10/2023
On 3rd reading with right to amend
Senate
3/10/2023
Rearranged on Calendar by Rules Committee
Senate
3/10/2023
Deferred until foot of 2nd reading
Senate
3/10/2023
Read 3rd time
Senate
3/10/2023
Floor amendment adopted (Voice vote)
Senate
3/10/2023
Passed Senate (Roll No. 562)
Senate
3/10/2023
Title amendment adopted
Senate
3/10/2023
Senate requests House to concur
Senate
3/11/2023
House received Senate message
House of Delegates
3/11/2023
House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 768)
House of Delegates
3/11/2023
Communicated to Senate
House of Delegates
3/11/2023
Completed legislative action
House of Delegates
3/11/2023
House Message received
Senate
3/11/2023
To Governor 3/27/2023 - House Journal
House of Delegates
3/27/2023
To Governor 3/27/2023
House of Delegates
3/11/2023
To Governor 3/27/2023 - Senate Journal
Senate
3/11/2023
Approved by Governor 3/28/2023 - Senate Journal
Senate
3/11/2023
Approved by Governor 3/28/2023 - House Journal
House of Delegates
3/28/2023
Approved by Governor 3/28/2023
House of Delegates
5/1/2023
Chapter 114, Acts, Regular Session, 2023
House of Delegates
Amendments
hb3018 sfa chapman _1 3-10 pulled
hb3018 sfa chapman _1 3-10 pulled
3/10/2023Not Adopted
hb3018 sfa trump _1 3-10 adopted
hb3018 sfa trump _1 3-10 adopted
3/10/2023Adopted
hb3018 sfat trump _1 3-10
hb3018 sfat trump _1 3-10
3/10/2023Not Adopted
hb3018 sfat trump _1 3-10 adopted
hb3018 sfat trump _1 3-10 adopted
3/10/2023Adopted
hb3018 sfa chapman _1 3-10
hb3018 sfa chapman _1 3-10
3/10/2023Not Adopted
hb3018 sfa trump _1 3-10
hb3018 sfa trump _1 3-10
3/10/2023Not Adopted
hb3018 hfat chiarelli 2-25
hb3018 hfat chiarelli 2-25
2/25/2023Not Adopted
hb3018 hfa chiarelli 2-25 _1 withdrawn
hb3018 hfa chiarelli 2-25 _1 withdrawn
2/25/2023Not Adopted
hb3018 hfa chiarelli 2-25 _1
hb3018 hfa chiarelli 2-25 _1
2/25/2023Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 768)
3/11/2023
83
Yea
9
Nay
0
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate (Roll No. 562)
3/10/2023
31
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House (Roll No. 375)
3/1/2023
84
Yea
13
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/1/2023)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 3
Republican: 6
Primary Sponsor
Kayla Young
Democrat