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Marriage licenses and certificates.

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

CA SB 489 · Senate Bill · 2023–2024

Stage
Session ended
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Senate
Sponsor
1
Latest action
Feb 1, 2024

What it does

Existing law requires parties, before entering a marriage or declaring a marriage, as specified, to first obtain a marriage license from the county clerk. Existing law requires the licensure and solemnization for both a public or confidential marriage before a marriage certificate may be issued. Existing law sets the fees for public and confidential marriage licenses and requires an additional $23 fee to be collected by the county clerk for deposit into the county domestic violence shelter-based programs special fund. Existing law also requires specified county boards of supervisors to direct county clerks and county recorders to deposit fees into a special fund to be used for various…

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Where it stands

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

  1. Introduced (Current step)

    Introduced · Feb 1, 2024

  2. Committee (Needs attention)

    The session ended first

  3. Floor (Not started)

  4. Law (Not started)

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