---
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).