A package of bills spearheaded by Rep. Graham Filler (R-St. Johns) will again attempt to address alleged wrongdoings within the state’s guardianship and conservatorship systems by providing additional regulations and certification processes.

On Thursday, freshman Rep. and LGBTQ+ Caucus member Jason Morgan (D-Ann Arbor) announced the introduction of 51 bills and a House joint resolution he said would codify marriage equality in Michigan.

Parents or guardians could no longer marry off their children before the minor reaches the age of 18 under legislation promoted today by 17 former child brides who showed up to the Capitol in wedding dresses.

More than 5,400 minors – 11 who were 15 and one aged 14 – were married in Michigan between 2000 and 2021, but a group of Democratic lawmakers hopes to stop that practice.