New Hampshire Lawmakers Pass Legislation to End Underage Marriage

Currently, only 12 states prohibit adults from marrying someone under the age of 18. 

The New Hampshire State House in Concord, in a file photo. Zack Frank/Shutterstock

New Hampshire is poised to become the next state to ban marriage to anyone under the age of 18.

A bill that would ban what is commonly referred to as “child marriage”  passed Thursday in the New England state with a Democratic-led bipartisan 192 to 174 House vote.