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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- ADOPTION OF CHILDREN (Reduces age from 25 to 18.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- ADOPTION OF CHILDREN (Reduces age from 25 to 18.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2021"
+identifier: "HB 6189"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 6189 (2021)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Adoption", "Domestic Relations", "Minors", "Open Records"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Kazarian"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2021-03-31"
+last_action: "2021-07-08"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/612ccaa1-c533-4180-b7f1-4d2ee8fa1ba2"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "5144a80bb1ecceaf1f5ad662ae25edc64b3530c6e2f29a626dd7bda6fb375380"
+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 6189 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- ADOPTION OF CHILDREN (Reduces age from 25 to 18.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **6189 SUB B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H6189B.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- IN CONCURRENCE — **72–0** (pass) · lower
+- PASSAGE — **69–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Kazarian — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-03-31** 03/31/2021 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-02** 04/02/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/06/2021)
+- **2021-04-06** 04/06/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
+- **2021-06-11** 06/11/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/15/2021)
+- **2021-06-11** 06/11/2021 Proposed Substitute
+- **2021-06-15** 06/15/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-06-15** 06/15/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/17/2021)
+- **2021-06-17** 06/17/2021 House passed Sub A `passage`
+- **2021-06-21** 06/21/2021 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2021-06-22** 06/22/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/24/2021)
+- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 Proposed Substitute
+- **2021-06-24** 06/24/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub B `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/29/2021)
+- **2021-06-29** 06/29/2021 Senate passed Sub B `passage`
+- **2021-06-29** 06/29/2021 Placed on House Calendar (07/01/2021)
+- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 House passed Sub B in concurrence `passage`
+- **2021-07-06** 07/06/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-07-08** 07/08/2021 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/612ccaa1-c533-4180-b7f1-4d2ee8fa1ba2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+