# Maine LD 1185: An Act to Prohibit Persons Under 18 Years of Age from Marrying Maine LD 1185, An Act to Prohibit Persons Under 18 Years of Age from Marrying, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Laura Supica (Democratic); status became law, last action 2025-05-05 (ACTPUB Chapter 47) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1185-132 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 1185 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Prohibit Persons Under 18 Years of Age from Marrying - Status: became law - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-20 - Last action: 2025-05-05, ACTPUB Chapter 47 - Sponsor: Laura Supica (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 9 - Subjects: DOMESTIC RELATIONS, DOMESTIC RELATIONS - MARRIAGE - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (135 yes, 74 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - No marriage licenses under age 18: cost, medium. The law sets the minimum age for a marriage license at 18. Clerks and the State Registrar may not issue a license to anyone under 18. The law also repeals a prior subsection of the marriage law, removing that earlier rule. This bars licenses for all applicants younger than 18. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Laura Supica (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ambureen Rana (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cassie Julia (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dylan Pugh (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Henry L. Ingwersen (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Joseph Martin (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Kelly Murphy (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kristen Cloutier (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michele Meyer (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sean Faircloth (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-23 | Senate | ENACTMENT | pass | 19 | 11 | | | 2025-04-17 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS REPORT | pass | 23 | 11 | | | 2025-04-15 | House | ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP | pass | 93 | 52 | | ## Actions (8) - 2025-05-05: ACTPUB Chapter 47 - 2025-04-23: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 125 Yeas 19 - Nays 11 - Excused 5 - Absent 0 (Senate) - 2025-04-22: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-04-17: Reports ReadOn motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 112 Yeas 23 - Nays 11 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Bill READ ONCE Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Reports READ.On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 86(Yeas 93 - Nays 52 - Absent 5 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)The Bill was READ ONCE.Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-03-21: Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (House) - 2025-03-20: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) ## Bill text - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0790&item=2&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0790&item=1&snum=132) ## Related bills - LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed) - LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (failed) - LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families (failed) - LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (failed) - LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees (failed) - LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit (failed) ## Sources - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0790&item=2&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0790&item=1&snum=132) ## Related - [LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1522-132) - [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132) - [LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132) - [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132) - [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132) - [LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1294-132) - [Maine bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine/bills) - [Maine state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1185-132 (as of 2026-10-17).