TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida lawmakers have approved a bill that would end most child marriages.
The House voted 109-1 on Friday for the bill, which would prohibit anyone under the age of 17 from getting married. The measure emerged after a compromise with the Senate, which originally voted to ban marriages of anyone under 18.
The final bill states that anyone marrying a 17-year-old can't be more than two years older, and minors need parental consent.