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Ana CeballosFebruary 14, 2018

Moving away from an outright ban on all underage marriages, the Florida House on Wednesday sent the Senate a proposal that would allow certain minors to wed in cases when there is a pregnancy. “I believe this bill will put Florida in the forefront of putting [a] safeguard in place and protecting children,” said state […]

Ana CeballosFebruary 13, 2018

There’s a rift between the Florida House and Senate over a bill that could ban outright all marriages for minors in the state, and that will become more pronounced on Wednesday when the lower chamber takes up the matter. House members will consider the child marriage bill (SB 140) passed by the Senate, but with […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 6, 2018

Democratic House District 93 candidate Emma Collum said Monday that her Republican opponent needs to denounce child marriage and distance himself from current HD 93 Rep. George Moraitis. Moraitis last week was one of two members of the House Judiciary Committee to vote against a bill to cut down on child marriage in Florida. The […]

Ana CeballosFebruary 1, 2018

A proposed change to a House bill that would have made it legal for some adults to have sex with children as young as 14 was tossed on Thursday after it drew criticism from a top senator. But a House panel still pushed forward a proposal that would allow certain minors to wed, moving away […]

Danny McAuliffeOctober 24, 2017

A bill banning the marriage of any minor in Florida, SB 140, cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously Tuesday after several victims shared their gripping stories. Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto, a Fort Myers Republican filed the bill in August. Majority Leader and future Senate President Wilton Simpson co-introduced the measure following the story of a Tampa Bay-area […]

House passes bill that would allow certain minors to wed

Jeanette Nunez seeks to amend Senate bill that bans all child marriages

Child marriage vote becomes issue in House race

House alters child marriage bill to allow some minors to wed

Child marriage ban clears Senate judiciary committee