AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Chad Cohen to join Bahar Ayasli and Joshua Cohen in marriage on or about July 30, 2021, within the City of Newport, Rhode Island.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Apr 23, 2021
Signed May 28, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 19, 2021
How they voted
64–0
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 73
May 19, 2021
D
Democratic63
87% Yea
R
Republican10
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
2
May 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
05/19/2021 House passed in concurrence
lower
May 19, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (64-0-9)
senate
May 10, 2021
Legislature · Passed
05/10/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Apr 28, 2021
Committee
04/28/2021 Referred to House Special Legislation
lower
Apr 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
04/27/2021 Senate read and passed
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dawn Euer
DDemocratic
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