The bill seeks to amend the Revised Code regarding marriage and juvenile court jurisdiction by repealing the existing law that permits individuals aged seventeen to marry. It removes provisions that allow juvenile courts to hear applications for consent to marry, effectively eliminating the ability for minors to seek court approval for marriage. The bill clarifies that only individuals who are eighteen years or older may enter into marriage and reinforces the prohibition against same-sex marriages. It also outlines the legal framework for marriage applications, emphasizing that only male and female individuals of the appropriate age and without existing spouses may marry.

Additionally, the bill modifies the marriage license application process by eliminating the requirement for seventeen-year-old applicants to state that they received satisfactory marriage counseling. It allows the court to obtain and retain each party's social security number in a separate record while ensuring that the marriage license does not display either party's social security number. The bill also clarifies that individuals granted consent to marry under the former section 3101.04 have the same legal capacity as those aged eighteen or older, although they are not considered qualified electors. Several sections of the Revised Code are repealed to streamline the legal framework surrounding marriage licenses.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 2151.23, 2151.233, 2151.352, 3101.01, 3101.05, 3109.011, 3101.02, 3101.04, 3101.041, 3101.042
As Reported By Senate Committee: 2151.23, 2151.233, 2151.352, 3101.01, 3101.05, 3109.011, 3101.02, 3101.04, 3101.041, 3101.042