# New Hampshire HB433: making 17 the age of consent for marriage if either party is active duty military and removing language regarding age waivers for marriage registration records, since age waivers are no longer issued in New Hampshire.

New Hampshire HB433, making 17 the age of consent for marriage if either party is active duty military and removing language regarding age waivers for marriage registration records, since age waivers are no longer issued in New Hampshire., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Margaret M Drye (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-15 (Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 05/15/2025; SJ 13) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB433
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: making 17 the age of consent for marriage if either party is active duty military and removing language regarding age waivers for marriage registration records, since age waivers are no longer issued in New Hampshire.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-10
- Last action: 2025-05-15, Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 05/15/2025; SJ 13
- Sponsor: Margaret M Drye (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Margaret M Drye (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cyril Nicholas Aures (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Debra L DeSimone (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Skip A. Rollins (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Terry W Roy (Republican), House

## Actions (9)

- 2025-05-15: Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 05/15/2025; SJ 13 (Senate)
- 2025-05-08: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; CC; 05/15/2025; SC 21 (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Hearing: 05/06/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:30 pm; SC 20 (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Introduced 03/20/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 9 (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Ought to Pass: MA RC 193-178 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 30 (House)
- 2025-02-21: Committee Report: Without Recommendation 02/18/2025 (Vote 7-7; RC) (House)
- 2025-02-07: Executive Session: 02/18/2025 10:30 am LOB 206-208 (House)
- 2025-01-15: Public Hearing: 01/28/2025 11:15 am LOB 206-208 (House)
- 2025-01-10: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 3 P. 9 (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-10: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=5949)

## Related bills

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- HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption. (failed)
- SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state. (failed)
- CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present compensation per elected term for legislators is hereby abolished. (failed)
- HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap. (failed)
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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=5949)

## Related
- [HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB2026-2025-2026)
- [HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1002-2025-2026)
- [SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB101-2025-2026)
- [CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present com…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-CACR22-2025-2026)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1786-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB433-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).