Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 6420, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING ARTICLE 16 OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 209, AS AMENDED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 227, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, MAKING IT MANDATORY FOR ALL COUPLES TO UNDERGO COUNSELLING PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF A MARRIAGE LICENSE |
| SHORT TITLE : The Mandatory Marriage Counselling Act |
| ABSTRACT : "Mandatory Marriage Counselling Act". This bill provides for a mandatory pre-marriage counseling for all marriage applicants regardless of age. The proposed requirement is aimed at educating couples on the rigors of marriage and how to cope with the challenges they will encounter throughour their married life. The bill also mandates the Department of Social Welfare and Development, in cooperation with the Commission on Population, the Department of Health, the Department of the Interior and Local Government, and representatives of concerned churches and religious sects, to develop a pre-marriage counseling module that will serve as a model for all marriage counseling sessions that will be conducted by government accredited marriage counselors. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : BIAZON, ROZZANO RUFINO B. |
| DATE FILED : 2003-09-11 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS : |
| 1. Fua |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 1785 |
| SUBMITTED ON 2003-09-11 |
| SUBMITTED BY: REVISION OF LAWS |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: House Bill No. 1890, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2003-10-06 |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2003-10-06 |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2003-10-14 |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2003-10-22 |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2003-10-22 |
| REMARKS : The Body approved to consider the Explanatory Note of House Bill No. 1890, 12th Congress of the Republic as the sponsorship remarks on the measure. |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2003-11-10 |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2003-11-19 |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:166 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2003-11-20 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2003-12-01 |
| REMARKS : |
Abstract
"Mandatory Marriage Counselling Act". This bill provides for a mandatory pre-marriage counseling for all marriage applicants regardless of age. The proposed requirement is aimed at educating couples on the rigors of marriage and how to cope with the challenges they will encounter throughour their married life. The bill also mandates the Department of Social Welfare and Development, in cooperation with the Commission on Population, the Department of Health, the Department of the Interior and Local Government, and representatives of concerned churches and religious sects, to develop a pre-marriage counseling module that will serve as a model for all marriage counseling sessions that will be conducted by government accredited marriage counselors.
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