New Hampshire may become the next state to ban child marriage after its state House of Representatives passed a bill that would raise the minimum age to 18.
The bill now heads to Governor Chris Sununu's desk for him to either sign into law or veto.
He previously signed a bill that raised the state's minimum age to get married to 16 years old.
Before that, New Hampshire allowed anyone as young as 13 to get married, a statue Sununu called "unconscionable" at the time.
Delaware became the first state to make child marriage illegal in 2018, with other states following in recent years.
Lawmakers in other states such as Missouri have also pushed for the end of child marriage in those states.
A bill has passed the House in New Hampshire and now heads for the governor's signature to end child marriage in the state. »
