Declarations of domestic partnership and marriage licenses. (FE)

What it does

Summary by the Legislative Reference Bureau, the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill increases the maximum fee a county clerk may charge for issuing a declaration of domestic partnership less than five days after receiving an application; requires that individuals who apply for a declaration of domestic partnership complete and file the declaration within 30 days after the clerk issues the declaration; and requires that a clerk, when issuing a marriage license or declaration of domestic partnership, provide information, instead of a pamphlet, describing the causes and effects of fetal alcohol syndrome and the dangers to a fetus from the mother's use of drugs during pregnancy.

Under current law, a county clerk generally may not issue a declaration of domestic partnership until at least five days after the clerk receives the application for the declaration of domestic partnership. However, at his or her discretion, the clerk may issue a declaration of domestic partnership less than five days after the application if the applicant pays an additional fee of not more than $10 to cover any increased processing cost incurred by the county. This bill increases the maximum additional fee allowed for this discretionary service from $10 to $25.

Who's behind it

8 lawmakers are its authors⁠. 7 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.

1 more lawmaker signed on in support⁠.

What it would cost

State agencies filed a cost estimate. Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

• Fiscal Estimate From CTS