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Rhode Island · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5035: AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 5035 is a bill introduced in the Rhode Island House on January 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES. Primary sponsor: Katie Kazarian (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 5, 2025): 03/05/2025 Signed by Governor.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Allows Ryan Kenny and Brenna Sorkin to join Simran Bhajan Nebhnani and Louis Charles Miyara in marriage on April 26, 2025, within the City of Newport, Rhode Island.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Katie KazarianPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse63

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. 03/05/2025 Signed by Governor
  2. 03/04/2025 Transmitted to Governor
  3. 03/04/2025 Senate passed in concurrence
  4. 02/26/2025 Placed on Senate Calendar (03/04/2025)
  5. 02/25/2025 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
  6. 02/21/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/25/2025)
  7. 02/13/2025 Referred to Senate Judiciary
  8. 02/11/2025 House read and passed
  9. 02/07/2025 Placed on House Calendar (02/11/2025)
  10. 02/06/2025 Committee recommends passage
  11. 01/31/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/06/2025)
  12. 01/10/2025 Introduced, referred to House Special Legislation

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source