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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- MARRIAGE LICENSES (Repeals the provision of law granting minors the ability to obtain a marriage license, and would require a person to be of full legal age, at least eighteen (18) years of age to obtain a marriage license.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- MARRIAGE LICENSES (Repeals the provision of law granting minors the ability to obtain a marriage license, and would require a person to be of full legal age, at least eighteen (18) years of age to obtain a marriage license.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "SB 398"
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citation: "Rhode Island SB 398 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Licenses", "Marriage", "Minors"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Archambault", "Burke", "DiMario", "DiPalma", "F Lombardi", "Gallo", "Lombardo"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 14
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2021-02-25"
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last_action: "2021-06-07"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aad7a5a6-985d-4800-b164-872822b30d53"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "777ac8571568b30c2786de28e794bea01088381e7a2b839b79fbc6c563183007"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
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---
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# Rhode Island SB 398 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- MARRIAGE LICENSES (Repeals the provision of law granting minors the ability to obtain a marriage license, and would require a person to be of full legal age, at least eighteen (18) years of age to obtain a marriage license.)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **398 as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/SenateText21/S0398aa.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Passage as Amended — **36–0** (pass) · upper
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- IN CONCURRENCE — **71–0** (pass) · upper
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- Approval of Amendment — **35–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Archambault — primary (person)
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- Burke — primary (person)
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- DiMario — primary (person)
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- DiPalma — primary (person)
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- F Lombardi — primary (person)
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- Gallo — primary (person)
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- Lombardo — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-25** 02/25/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-26** 03/26/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/29/2021)
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- **2021-03-29** 03/29/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2021-04-30** 04/30/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/06/2021)
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- **2021-05-06** 05/06/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-05-07** 05/07/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/11/2021)
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- **2021-05-11** 05/11/2021 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
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- **2021-05-12** 05/12/2021 Referred to House Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-21** 05/21/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/27/2021)
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- **2021-05-27** 05/27/2021 Committee recommends passage as amended in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-05-28** 05/28/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/01/2021)
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- **2021-06-01** 06/01/2021 House passed as amended in concurrence `passage`
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- **2021-06-02** 06/02/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-06-07** 06/07/2021 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aad7a5a6-985d-4800-b164-872822b30d53`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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