Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 99 First Substitute (2017GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Noel, M.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/28/2017

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• revises the definitions of bigamy and child bigamy.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

BIGAMY OFFENSE AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Michael E. Noel
Senate Sponsor: 
____________
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill modifies the Utah Criminal Code regarding the offense of bigamy.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ revises the definitions of bigamy and child bigamy.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a special effective date.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
76-7-101
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 296
76-7-101.5
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
76-7-101
 is amended to read:
76-7-101.
Bigamy -- Penalty -- Defense.
(1) A person is guilty of bigamy when, knowing [
he
] 
the person
 has a husband or wife
or knowing the other person has a husband or wife, the person purports to marry [
another
person or cohabits with another
] 
and cohabitates with the other
 person.
(2) Bigamy is a 
third degree
 felony [
of the third degree
].
(3) It [
shall be
] 
is
 a defense to bigamy that the accused reasonably believed [
he
] 
the
accused
 and the other person were legally eligible to remarry.
Section 2. Section 
76-7-101.5
 is amended to read:
76-7-101.5.
Child bigamy -- Penalty.
(1) An actor 18 years of age or older is guilty of child bigamy when, knowing he or she
has a wife or husband, or knowing that a person under 18 years of age has a wife or husband,
the actor carries out the following with the person who is under 18 years of age:
(a) purports to marry the person who is under 18 years of age; or
(b) [
cohabits
] 
cohabitates
 with the person who is under 18 years of age.
(2) A violation of Subsection (1) is a second degree felony.
Section 3. 
Effective date.
If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this bill takes effect
upon approval by the governor, or the day following the constitutional time limit of Utah
Constitution, Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's signature, or in the case of a veto,
the date of veto override.
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