Bill would allow Pennsylvania state legislators to officiate marriages

(WHTM) — Pennsylvania lawmakers circulated a bill that would allow members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly to officiate marriages.

Pennsylvania state legislators are currently not among the public officials allowed to officiate civil marriages. This bill aims to change that.

The bill, circulated by State Reps Benajmin Sanchex (D-153), Melissa Cerrato (D-151), and Nancy Guenst (D-152), would apply to current members of the General Assembly if they register with the Chief Clerk.

The representatives said that allowing members of the General Assembly to officiate marriages would give couples more options regarding how they want to conduct their marriages.

“We would also never have to turn down our neighbors who ask if we can, as a legislator, officiate their marriage,” the representatives wrote.