HB 1243 -- EMANCIPATED MINORS

SPONSOR: Billington

This bill makes married 16 and 17 year olds legally competent to enter into a contract. This includes the ability to enter into a contract for, among other types of contracts, housing, employment, purchase of an automobile, obtaining health care, to obtaining a student loan, to establishing a bank account, and to seek admission to a shelter for victims of domestic violence or to a rape crisis center.

This bill is similar to HB 491 (2025).

Statutes affected:
Introduced (2791H.01): 451.015