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- Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1267 banning child marriage.
- The law takes effect on Jan. 1, 2027, voiding all minor marriages.
- The ban adds California to 17 states that prohibit marriage under 18.
- Child advocate Courtney Stodden, who married at 16, stood with Newsom at the signing.
- Assemblymember Gail Pellerin co-authored the bill after seeing child marriages as a civil commissioner.
