{
  "id": 4334770,
  "title": "California legislature votes to ban child marriage and empower forced marriage victims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/california-legislature-votes-to-ban-child-marriage-and-empower-forced",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T03:40:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/international/article-906974"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "California's state legislature has passed two bills aimed at banning child marriage and supporting victims of forced marriage. Assembly Bill 1267 prohibits any person under 18 from obtaining a marriage license or entering a domestic partnership, while Assembly Bill 2534 integrates forced marriage into the state's Domestic Violence Prevention Act. This enables victims to obtain civil restraining orders against individuals who coerce, facilitate, or arrange unwanted unions. As of now, these bills await Governor Gavin Newsom's signature before becoming law and taking effect on January 1, 2027. According to the Tahiri Justice Center, a nonprofit legal advocacy group, California will then become the 18th state to completely ban child marriage, and AB 2534 will establish the first forced marriage protection order in the country.",
  "summary": "The two bills are yet to be signed into law, as they await Governor Gavin Newsom's signature. If confirmed, the legislation will take effect on January 1, 2027.",
  "key_points": [
    "Assembly Bill 1267 bans child marriage in California",
    "Assembly Bill 2534 integrates forced marriage into Domestic Violence Prevention Act",
    "Governor Gavin Newsom to sign bills, effective January 1, 2027"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The California legislature's passage of the two bills means victims of forced marriage will gain greater protection and recourse under state law, and child marriage will be prohibited statewide.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}