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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- MARRIAGE LICENSES (Requires a person to be at least eighteen (18) to obtain a marriage license.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- MARRIAGE LICENSES (Requires a person to be at least eighteen (18) to obtain a marriage license.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2021"
+identifier: "HB 5387"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 5387 (2021)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Licenses", "Marriage"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Alzate", "Caldwell", "Casimiro", "Kazarian", "Noret", "Vella-Wilkinson"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 15
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2021-02-05"
+last_action: "2021-06-07"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8339177d-5cb1-458e-954d-b82b0c20a76c"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "7ba9278330b046efd246c4d0f927516296fd26ada4cc25fa7667f36bb2c80200"
+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 5387 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- MARRIAGE LICENSES (Requires a person to be at least eighteen (18) to obtain a marriage license.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **5387 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5387A.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Alzate — primary (person)
+- Caldwell — primary (person)
+- Casimiro — primary (person)
+- Kazarian — primary (person)
+- Noret — primary (person)
+- Vella-Wilkinson — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-02-05** 02/05/2021 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2021-02-18** 02/18/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/23/2021)
+- **2021-02-23** 02/23/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
+- **2021-05-08** 05/08/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/12/2021)
+- **2021-05-10** 05/10/2021 Proposed Substitute
+- **2021-05-12** 05/12/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-14** 05/14/2021 Placed on House Calendar (05/19/2021)
+- **2021-05-19** 05/19/2021 House passed Sub A `passage`
+- **2021-05-20** 05/20/2021 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-20** 05/20/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/24/2021)
+- **2021-05-24** 05/24/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-25** 05/25/2021 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/01/2021)
+- **2021-06-01** 06/01/2021 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
+- **2021-06-02** 06/02/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-06-07** 06/07/2021 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/8339177d-5cb1-458e-954d-b82b0c20a76c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+