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MO HB 2548 (2026)MO HB 562 (2025)
REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 2548 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE BOGGS. 4183H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk AN ACT To amend chapters 451 and 452, RSMo, by adding thereto two new sections relating to covenant marriages. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows: Section A. Chapters 451 and 452, RSMo, are amended by adding thereto two new 2 sections, to be known as sections 451.055 and 452.055, to read as followsREGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 562 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE BOGGS. 0217H.01I DANA RADEMAN MILLER, Chief Clerk AN ACT To amend chapters 451 and 452, RSMo, by adding thereto two new sections relating to covenant marriages. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows: Section A. Chapters 451 and 452, RSMo, are amended by adding thereto two new 2 sections, to be known as sections 451.055 and 452.055, to read as follows
This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Missouri 2 Covenant Marriage Act". 3 2. Persons who have the legal capacity to marry under this chapter may enter 4 into a covenant marriage by declaring their intent to do so on their application for a 5 license obtained under section 451.040 and by complying with the requirements of this 6 section. The returned marriage license shall be designated a covenant marriage license 7 and shall be recorded as provided under this chapter, with an indication that the 8 marriage is a covenant marriage. The declaration shall be filed with the recorder of 9 deeds. Persons may still obtain a standard marriage license, but such persons shall have 10 t…This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Missouri 2 Covenant Marriage Act". 3 2. Persons who have the legal capacity to marry under this chapter may enter 4 into a covenant marriage by declaring their intent to do so on their application for a 5 license obtained under section 451.040 and by complying with the requirements of this 6 section. The returned marriage license shall be designated a covenant marriage license 7 and shall be recorded as provided under this chapter, with an indication that the 8 marriage is a covenant marriage. The declaration shall be filed with the recorder of 9 deeds. Persons may still obtain a standard marriage license, but such persons shall have 10 t…