The state legislature passed the bill with broad support.
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington is among a handful of states where there is no current age requirement to marry. Children of any age can be legally married with permission from a judge, and 17-year-olds only need parental permission.
However, a bill that aims to add a minimum age requirement of 18 is sitting on Gov. Jay Inslee’s desk and could be signed as early as Thursday morning. It comes after the legislature broadly supported and passed the measure amid passionate testimony from survivors.
“At age 12, I became the 12-year-old bride,” testified Kate Yang, a
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