AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows the Honorable Doreen Costa to join Janet Heffernan and Paul Anderson in marriage on or about June 22, 2019, within the City of Cranston, Rhode Island.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
House Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Jan 30, 2019
Signed Mar 21, 2019
Floor votes · House Feb 26, 2019
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Mar 13, 2019
Legislature · Passed
03/13/2019 Senate passed in concurrence
legislature
Mar 7, 2019
Legislature · Passed
03/07/2019 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Feb 28, 2019
Committee
02/28/2019 Referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
Feb 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
02/26/2019 House read and passed
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Legislature · Passed
02/06/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Jan 30, 2019
Introduced
01/30/2019 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brian Newberry
RRepublican
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