# Kentucky HB 462: AN ACT relating to the correction of marriage documents. Kentucky HB 462, AN ACT relating to the correction of marriage documents., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Stephanie Dietz (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-31 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 135)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB462-2025RS - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kentucky HB 462 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to the correction of marriage documents. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-12 - Last action: 2025-03-31, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 135) - Sponsor: Stephanie Dietz (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Corrections Impact, Local Mandate, County Clerks, Domestic Relations, Public Records and Reports, Archives and Records - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (133 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Spouses can fix marriage record errors: benefit, low. County clerks can correct marriage applications or licenses after both spouses sign an affidavit, a sworn written statement. The clerk must be in the county where the license was issued or recorded. Corrections cover misspelled spouse names or addresses and misspelled parent or witness names. They… - Marriage license collections support violence shelters: benefit, low. County clerks must send the domestic violence shelter fund $10 collected from issuing or amending marriage licenses. Payment for the previous month's collections is due by the 10th day of each month. The law expands the covered collections to include amended licenses. The supplied text does not est… - False marriage correction statements bring penalties: cost, low. Anyone who intentionally makes an important false statement in a marriage correction affidavit faces penalties under KRS 523.030. The supplied text does not list the penalties. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Stephanie Dietz (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Beverly Chester-Burton (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Erika Hancock (Democrat), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-28 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2025-02-26 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 95 | 0 | | ## Actions (19) - 2025-03-31: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 135) - 2025-03-28: delivered to Governor - 2025-03-28: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (House) - 2025-03-28: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (House) - 2025-03-28: received in House (House) - 2025-03-28: 3rd reading, passed 38-0 (Senate) - 2025-03-28: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 28, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-12: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate) - 2025-03-11: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (Senate) - 2025-03-04: to State & Local Government (S) (Senate) - 2025-02-27: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2025-02-27: received in Senate (Senate) - 2025-02-26: 3rd reading, passed 95-0 (House) - 2025-02-21: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 25, 2025 (House) - 2025-02-21: 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2025-02-20: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (House) - 2025-02-14: to State Government (H) (House) - 2025-02-12: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2025-02-12: introduced in House (House) ## Bill text - Current, 2025-02-26: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb462/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-02-26: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb462/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 501: AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs. 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(signed) ## Sources - [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb462/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb462/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related - [HB 501: AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB501-2025RS) - [HB 664: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB664-2025RS) - [HB 606: AN ACT relating to economic development.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB606-2025RS) - [HB 421: AN ACT relating to colorectal cancer screenings.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB421-2025RS) - [HB 555: AN ACT relating to local government financial practices.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB555-2025RS) - [HB 493: AN ACT relating to the towing and storage of motor vehicles.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB493-2025RS) - [Kentucky bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky/bills) - [Kentucky state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB462-2025RS (as of 2026-10-19).