AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows the Honorable Sean Scanlon to join Christina Yurchak and Justin Byrne in marriage on or about November 2, 2019, within the City of Newport, Rhode Island.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced Jun 13, 2019
Signed Jul 11, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 28, 2019
How they voted
47–0
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 57
Jun 28, 2019
D
Democratic51
82% Yea
R
Republican6
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
06/28/2019 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 28, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (47-0-10)
senate
Jun 20, 2019
Committee
06/20/2019 Referred to House Special Legislation
lower
Jun 19, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/19/2019 Senate read and passed
legislature
Jun 18, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/18/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Jun 13, 2019
Introduced
06/13/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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