Resolve, Requiring the Collection of Data on the Marriage of Minors

Sec. 1. Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention to report. Resolved: That the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention through its division of data, research and vital statistics shall report by December 4, 2019 to the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary on data on the incidence of marriage of minors in the State.

Sec. 2. Joint standing committee may report out a bill. Resolved: That the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary may report out a bill based on the subject matter of the report under section 1 to the Second Regular Session of the 129th Legislature.

SUMMARY

This resolve directs the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention through its division of data, research and vital statistics to report by December 4, 2019 to the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary on data on the incidence of marriage of minors in the State. The joint standing committee is authorized to report out a bill based on the report to the Second Regular Session of the 129th Legislature.