AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Joseph I. Macy to join Tanya Whitney Zilewicz and Gilbert Curt Oliveira, III, in marriage on or about June 2, 2018, within the city of Newport, Rhode Island.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2018
Committee Review
May 2018
Senate Passage
May 2018
House Passage
May 2018
Signed into Law
May 2018
Introduced May 3, 2018
Signed May 23, 2018
Floor votes · Senate May 15, 2018
How they voted
66–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 71
May 15, 2018
D
Democratic60
93% Yea
R
Republican11
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
1
May 15, 2018
Lower · Passed
05/15/2018 House passed in concurrence
lower
May 15, 2018
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (66-0-5)
senate
May 10, 2018
Legislature · Passed
05/10/2018 Senate read and passed
legislature
May 8, 2018
Legislature · Passed
05/08/2018 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 3, 2018
Introduced
05/03/2018 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lou DiPalma
DDemocratic
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