File No. 16

House of Representatives, February 28, 2001

The Committee on Judiciary reported through REP. LAWLOR of the 99th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the House, that the substitute bill ought to pass.

AN ACT CONCERNING VALIDATION OF CERTAIN MARRIAGES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 46b-22a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof:

All marriages, celebrated before [May 12, 1999] the effective date of this act, otherwise valid except that the justice of the peace joining such persons in marriage did not have a valid certificate of qualification, are validated.

Sec. 2. Section 46b-24a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof:

All marriages celebrated before [May 12, 1999] the effective date of this act, otherwise valid except that the license for any such marriage was issued in a town other than the town in which such marriage was celebrated, are validated.

Sec. 3. This act shall take effect from its passage.

The following fiscal impact statement and bill analysis are prepared for the benefit of members of the General Assembly, solely for the purpose of information, summarization, and explanation, and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either House thereof for any purpose:

OFA Fiscal Note

OLR Bill Analysis

sHB 6539

AN ACT CONCERNING VALIDATION OF CERTAIN MARRIAGES.

SUMMARY:

This bill validates all marriages performed between May 12, 1999 and its effective date that would have been valid except that they were (1) performed by justices of the peace who did not have valid certificates of qualification or (2) not performed in the town that issued the marriage license.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon passage

COMMITTEE ACTION

Judiciary Committee

Joint Favorable Substitute