---
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).