The legislation was authored by Assemblywoman Gail Pellerin, D-Santa Cruz
Charna Flam, People
New California legislation has set 18 as the minimum age for marriage and domestic partnerships.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1267 into law on Wednesday, Sept. 30, repealing provisions that previously allowed minors to marry or enter domestic partnerships with parental consent.
Assemblywoman Gail Pellerin, a Democrat representing Santa Cruz, authored the bill, which was sponsored by Unchained at Last and the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls.
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After the bill was signed, Pellerin said that the “heart of this effort has always been the survivors.”
“They told us what it means to be a child in a marriage you did not freely choose. They told us about coercion and abuse hidden behind the appearance of consent,” she said. “They told us how difficult it can be for a minor to ask for help, find an attorney, leave home, or escape the very adults who are supposed to protect them.”
