---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows the Honorable Mary Ann Shallcross Smith to join Doreen S. Suprenard and Robert B. Kerfoot in marriage on or about July 1, 2022, within the City of Pawtucket, Rhode Island.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows the Honorable Mary Ann Shallcross Smith to join Doreen S. Suprenard and Robert B. Kerfoot in marriage on or about July 1, 2022, within the City of Pawtucket, Rhode Island.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 8289"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 8289 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shekarchi"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-05-26"
last_action: "2022-06-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/493c1b6a-75d9-4ba5-a4c2-00e275d587b0"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "314ec624ad62fe5c212e98275d81b5b910e7ae5b2d3420ca482098c0685bb3ea"
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 8289 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows the Honorable Mary Ann Shallcross Smith to join Doreen S. Suprenard and Robert B. Kerfoot in marriage on or about July 1, 2022, within the City of Pawtucket, Rhode Island.)

## Version chain

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

1. **8289** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/HouseText22/H8289.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **67–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Shekarchi — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-05-26** 05/26/2022 Introduced, referred to House Special Legislation `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-05-27** 05/27/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/02/2022)
- **2022-06-02** 06/02/2022 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-06-03** 06/03/2022 Placed on House Calendar (06/07/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-07** 06/07/2022 House read and passed `passage`
- **2022-06-10** 06/10/2022 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-10** 06/10/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/14/2022)
- **2022-06-14** 06/14/2022 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-06-15** 06/15/2022 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/16/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-16** 06/16/2022 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2022-06-16** 06/16/2022 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-21** 06/21/2022 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/493c1b6a-75d9-4ba5-a4c2-00e275d587b0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).