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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows the governor to designate any person to solemnize a marriage within the state of Rhode Island on a particular day and within a particular city or town.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows the governor to designate any person to solemnize a marriage within the state of Rhode Island on a particular day and within a particular city or town.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2021"
+identifier: "HB 5034"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 5034 (2021)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Cities & Towns", "Domestic Relations", "Marriage", "State Departments"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Kazarian"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 15
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2021-01-15"
+last_action: "2021-06-25"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/86f08cba-801e-46a0-a70e-69ce49a699fe"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "b511b81a8576c40e7c58e17a96d36e388cc14fc6db6e2449c1e8ce463fa08313"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
+---
+
+# Rhode Island HB 5034 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows the governor to designate any person to solemnize a marriage within the state of Rhode Island on a particular day and within a particular city or town.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **5034 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5034A.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **71–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Kazarian — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-01-15** 01/15/2021 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2021-01-29** 01/29/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/02/2021)
+- **2021-02-02** 02/02/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
+- **2021-05-28** 05/28/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2021)
+- **2021-05-28** 05/28/2021 Proposed Substitute
+- **2021-06-02** 06/02/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-06-04** 06/04/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/10/2021)
+- **2021-06-10** 06/10/2021 House passed Sub A `passage`
+- **2021-06-11** 06/11/2021 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2021-06-11** 06/11/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/14/2021)
+- **2021-06-14** 06/14/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-06-17** 06/17/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/22/2021)
+- **2021-06-22** 06/22/2021 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
+- **2021-06-22** 06/22/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/86f08cba-801e-46a0-a70e-69ce49a699fe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+