Indiana House Bill 1248 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-01-12 - First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs
Pending: House Family, Children and Human Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Establishes a $10 fee for a marriage license and a marriage certificate if the individuals have completed a premarital preparation course that meets certain requirements. Increases the fee for a marriage license for individuals who have not completed a premarital preparation course from $10 to $40. Increases the fee for a marriage certificate for Indiana residents who have not completed a premarital preparation course from $8 to $32. Establishes a marriage certificate fee of $8 for Indiana residents who complete a premarital preparation course. Establishes requirements for the premarital preparation course. Requires an individual who is less than 18 years of age to complete a premarital preparation course before the individual may marry. Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services to review and approve research based marriage and relationship curricula for certain purposes. Establishes the healthy marriages fund to provide financial assistance to low income individuals for the cost of completing a premarital preparation course. Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services to administer the fund. Continually appropriates money in the fund.

Premarital preparation course and fee reduction.

Rep. Cynthia Noe [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-01-12		First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs
2011-01-12		Authored by Representative Noe

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2011&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=HB&docno=1248
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/IN/IN1248.1.html