AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Adds the administrator of the supreme court as an individual...
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SB 495 — AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Adds the administrator of the supreme court as an individual authorized to perform marriages and would clarify that the current administrators of the superior court, family court, district court, or traffic tribunal are empowered to perform marriages.)
Last action — 06/14/2019 Referred to House Special Legislation
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
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Read SB 495 on the official Rhode Island source →Action History
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06/14/2019 Referred to House Special Legislation
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06/13/2019 Senate read and passed
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06/11/2019 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/13/2019)
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06/06/2019 Committee recommends passage
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05/31/2019 Scheduled for consideration (06/06/2019)
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03/28/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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03/22/2019 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/28/2019)
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02/27/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Sponsors
- Archambault · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 113 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Archambault
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (113)
113 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 113 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (38)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| de la Cruz | — | Yea |
| Lynch Prata | — | Yea |
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Cano | — | Yea |
| Coyne | — | Yea |
| Goldin | — | Yea |
| Goodwin | — | Yea |
| Lombardo | — | Yea |
| McCaffrey | — | Yea |
| Metts | — | Yea |
| Nesselbush | — | Yea |
| Picard | — | Yea |
| Satchell | — | Yea |
| Seveney | — | Yea |
| Algiere | — | Yea |
| Archambault | — | Yea |
| Conley | — | Yea |
| Crowley | — | Yea |
| Miller | — | Yea |
| Sheehan | — | Yea |
| Ana B. Quezada | Democratic | Yea |
| Bridget Valverde | Democratic | Yea |
| Dawn Euer | Democratic | Yea |
| Frank A. Ciccone III | Democratic | Yea |
| Hanna M. Gallo | Democratic | Yea |
| John J. Lombardi | Democratic | Yea |
| Leonidas P. Raptakis | Democratic | Yea |
| Louis P. DiPalma | Democratic | Yea |
| Mark McKenney | Democratic | Yea |
| Melissa Murray | Democratic | Yea |
| Ryan W. Pearson | Democratic | Yea |
| Samuel W. Bell | Democratic | Yea |
| V. Susan Sosnowski | Democratic | Yea |
| Valarie J. Lawson | Democratic | Yea |
| Walter S. Felag Jr. | Democratic | Yea |
| Elaine J. Morgan | Republican | Yea |
| Gordon E. Rogers | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas J. Paolino | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 495?
- SB 495 is sponsored by Archambault.
- What is the current status of SB 495?
- This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 495?
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