---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Thomas P. Morgan, to join Hayley Marie Patton and Corey Francis Marte in marriage on or about May 6, 2023, within the Town of Narragansett, Rhode Island.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Thomas P. Morgan, to join Hayley Marie Patton and Corey Francis Marte in marriage on or about May 6, 2023, within the Town of Narragansett, Rhode Island.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 6216"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 6216 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Marriage"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bennett", "Casey", "Edwards", "J. Brien"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-03-28"
last_action: "2023-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5c804b1-2991-4773-b026-4f4455455ad0"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "d2c76205fe00072c271a091ba0c5aeaf9890b34523493e403a55fb8dd9c8b945"
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 6216 (2023) — AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Thomas P. Morgan, to join Hayley Marie Patton and Corey Francis Marte in marriage on or about May 6, 2023, within the Town of Narragansett, Rhode Island.)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **6216** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText23/HouseText23/H6216.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **68–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bennett — primary (person)
- Casey — primary (person)
- Edwards — primary (person)
- J. Brien — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-03-28** 03/28/2023 Introduced, referred to House Special Legislation `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-31** 03/31/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/05/2023)
- **2023-04-05** 04/05/2023 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-14** 04/14/2023 Placed on House Calendar (04/18/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-04-18** 04/18/2023 House read and passed `passage`
- **2023-04-27** 04/27/2023 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (05/02/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-05-02** 05/02/2023 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2023-05-02** 05/02/2023 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-03** 05/03/2023 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/d5c804b1-2991-4773-b026-4f4455455ad0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).