RI S0495 | 2019 | Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill 495 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on June 13 2019 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-14 - Referred to House Special Legislation
Pending: House Special Legislation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

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.

Title

Relating To Solemnization Of Marriages

Roll Calls

2019-06-13 - Senate - Passage (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-06-14	House	Referred to House Special Legislation
2019-06-13	Senate	Senate read and passed
2019-06-11	Senate	Placed on Senate Calendar (06/13/2019)
2019-06-06	Senate	Committee recommends passage
2019-05-31	Senate	Scheduled for consideration (06/06/2019)
2019-03-28	Senate	Committee recommended measure be held for further study
2019-03-22	Senate	Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/28/2019)
2019-02-27	Senate	Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

Rhode Island State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://status.rilegislature.gov/
Text	https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText19/SenateText19/S0495.pdf
Roll Call	https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/SVotes/votereport.asp?id=12207