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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 179

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Relating to: waiting period for marriage after divorce judgment.

Divorce Judgment Marriage

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill eliminates the prohibition against a person marrying for six months

after the grant of that person's judgment of divorce. Under current law, a person who

was married and party to a divorce action in this or another state may not marry

again until six months after a judgment of divorce is granted. This bill eliminates

the waiting period.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ringhand (D)

4 cosponsors

Darling (R) , Duchow, Novak, Berceau, Crowley, Felzkowski, Kitchens, Kooyenga, Loudenbeck and Tranel , Sinicki (D) , Subeck (D)

Full history

  1. Apr 13, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator Ringhand; cosponsored by Representative Sinicki

  2. Apr 13, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations

  3. Oct 23, 2017 · Senate

    Representatives Duchow, Novak, Berceau, Crowley, Felzkowski, Kitchens, Kooyenga, Loudenbeck and Tranel added as cosponsors

  4. Nov 1, 2017 · Senate

    Senator Darling added as a coauthor

  5. Nov 1, 2017 · Senate

    Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor

  6. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1