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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES"
+description: "Allows Paul J. Rao to join Spencer Rao and Michaela Smith in Marriage on or about June 20, 2026, within the Town of Foster, Rhode Island."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2026"
+identifier: "HB 7666"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 7666 (2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Chippendale", "Newberry", "Place", "Santucci"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 12
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2026-02-11"
+last_action: "2026-06-17"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f55e7ab0-f5cc-4d31-9480-ef07bb43bd29"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "1f62e2fbea3b3128841fb6ce3ae4c922f3035e04d58dd0f09df293d669135d7e"
+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 7666 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES
+
+Allows Paul J. Rao to join Spencer Rao and Michaela Smith in Marriage on or about June 20, 2026, within the Town of Foster, Rhode Island.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **7666** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7666.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **69–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Chippendale — primary (person)
+- Newberry — primary (person)
+- Place — primary (person)
+- Santucci — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-02-11** 02/11/2026 Introduced, referred to House Special Legislation `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2026-03-13** 03/13/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/17/2026)
+- **2026-03-17** 03/17/2026 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-03-20** 03/20/2026 Placed on House Calendar (03/24/2026) `reading-3`
+- **2026-03-24** 03/24/2026 House read and passed `passage`
+- **2026-04-03** 04/03/2026 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2026-06-01** 06/01/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/03/2026)
+- **2026-06-03** 06/03/2026 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-06-05** 06/05/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/09/2026) `reading-3`
+- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
+- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-06-17** 06/17/2026 Effective without Governor's signature `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f55e7ab0-f5cc-4d31-9480-ef07bb43bd29`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+