The Missouri Senate is again considering legislation that would ban child marriage in Missouri. This year’s bill, sponsored by Sen. Tracy McCreery, D-Olivette, would ban marriages for anyone under 18 without exceptions. “Right now, currently, Missouri ranks 16th when...
The House is now considering legislation that would ban child marriage in Missouri. The recently passed Senate bill is sponsored by Sen. Holly Thompson Rehder, R-Scott City. She wants to ban marriages for anyone under 18 without exceptions. She told a House committee...