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THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
3124 |
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THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO LICENSING.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
"(a) To secure a license to marry, the persons applying
for the license shall appear [personally] in-person or by synchronous
online access as authorized by the department of health in rules adopted
pursuant to chapter 91, before an agent authorized to grant marriage licenses
and shall file with the agent an application in writing. The application shall be accompanied by a statement
signed and sworn to by each of the persons, setting forth: the person's full name, date of birth, social
security number, residence; their relationship, if any; the full names of parents;
and that all prior marriages or civil unions, if any, other than an existing civil
union between the persons applying for the marriage license, have been dissolved
by death or dissolution. If all prior marriages
or civil unions, other than an existing civil union between the persons applying
for the marriage license, have been dissolved by death or dissolution, the statement
shall also set forth the date of death of the last prior spouse or the date and
jurisdiction in which the last decree of dissolution was entered. Any other information consistent with the standard
marriage certificate, as recommended by the Public Health Service, National Center
for Health Statistics, may be requested for statistical or other purposes, subject
to approval of and modification by the department of health; provided that the information
shall be provided at the option of the applicant and no applicant shall be denied
a license for failure to provide the information. The agent shall endorse on the application, over
the agent's signature, the date of the filing thereof and shall issue a license
which shall bear on its face the date of issuance. Every license shall be of full force and effect
for thirty days commencing from and including the date of issuance. After the thirty-day period, the license shall
become void and no marriage ceremony shall be performed thereon."
SECTION 2. Section 572B-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a) No license for a civil union may be issued by
an agent until both applicants have appeared in-person or by synchronous
online access as authorized by the department of health in rules adopted
pursuant to chapter 91, before the agent and applied for the license. The application for the license shall be completed
in its entirety, dated, signed, and sworn to by each applicant and shall state each
applicant's full name, date of birth, birthplace, residence, social security number,
whether single, widowed, or divorced, and whether the applicant is under the supervision
or control of a conservator or guardian.
If the application is signed and sworn to by the applicants on different
dates, the earlier date shall be deemed the date of the application. [The agent shall issue a copy of this chapter
to any person applying for a license.]"
SECTION
3. Statutory material to be repealed is
bracketed and stricken. New statutory material
is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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BY REQUEST |
Report Title:
Marriage Licenses; Civil Union Licenses; Online Access.
Description:
Authorizes the Director of Health to permit online access to apply for marriage and civil union licenses in lieu of in-person applications, as specified in rules adopted pursuant to chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
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