AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Requires returns of a marriage certificate to be filed within two (2) business days after the ceremony, and validates the common practice of filing the return by mail.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Jun 2022
House Passage
Jun 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 9, 2022
Last action Jun 10, 2022
Floor votes · House Jun 2, 2022
How they voted
63–0
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 74
Jun 2, 2022
D
Democratic64
85% Yea
R
Republican10
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 10, 2022
Committee
06/10/2022 Referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
Jun 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
06/02/2022 House read and passed
lower
May 26, 2022
Legislature · Passed
05/26/2022 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 3, 2022
Committee
03/03/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 9, 2022
Introduced
02/09/2022 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Edith Ajello
DDemocratic
P
Justine Caldwell
DDemocratic
P
Robert Craven
DDemocratic
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