AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- RHODE ISLAND PARENTAGE ACT (Repeals current state law regarding paternity and replaces it with a more comprehensive parentage act that provides procedures establishing parentage, genetic testing, surrogacy agreements and assisted reproduction.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 4, 2019
Last action Jun 7, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 6, 2019
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 35
Jun 6, 2019
D
Democratic30
90% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Jun 7, 2019
Committee
06/07/2019 Referred to House Judiciary
lower
Jun 6, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/06/2019 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment)
legislature
May 30, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/30/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 25, 2019
Legislature · Passed
04/25/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Apr 4, 2019
Introduced
04/04/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dawn Euer
DDemocratic
P
Gayle L. Goldin
DDemocratic
P
Josh Miller
DDemocratic
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