{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-19a-42c","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-42c","heading":"Revision of marriage license applications and marriage certificates to replace references to bride and groom and eliminate reference to race or ethnicity.","body":"On or before January 1, 2022, the Commissioner of Public Health shall revise the application for a marriage license made under section 46b-25 and any marriage certificate issued on or after January 1, 2022, under section 7-51a to eliminate (1) the references to “bride” and “groom” and replace such references with “spouse one” and “spouse two”, and (2) any reference to the race or ethnicity of a spouse and any race or ethnicity designation of a spouse.","path":["TITLE 19a. PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELL-BEING","CHAPTER 368a*. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_368a.htm#sec_19a-42c","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:03Z","sha256":"5ce072d92ef663903995b35606307b9fc685bc8b5e97a069b5089d471cf643dc","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-19a-42b","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-19a-43"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}