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type: "Bill"
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.)"
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.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 398"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 398 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Licenses", "Marriage", "Minors"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Archambault", "Burke", "DiMario", "DiPalma", "F Lombardi", "Gallo", "Lombardo"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-25"
last_action: "2021-06-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aad7a5a6-985d-4800-b164-872822b30d53"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "777ac8571568b30c2786de28e794bea01088381e7a2b839b79fbc6c563183007"
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 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.)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **398 as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/SenateText21/S0398aa.pdf)
## Votes
- Passage as Amended — **360** (pass) · upper
- IN CONCURRENCE — **710** (pass) · upper
- Approval of Amendment — **350** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Archambault — primary (person)
- Burke — primary (person)
- DiMario — primary (person)
- DiPalma — primary (person)
- F Lombardi — primary (person)
- Gallo — primary (person)
- Lombardo — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-25** 02/25/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-26** 03/26/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/29/2021)
- **2021-03-29** 03/29/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-04-30** 04/30/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/06/2021)
- **2021-05-06** 05/06/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-07** 05/07/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/11/2021)
- **2021-05-11** 05/11/2021 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2021-05-12** 05/12/2021 Referred to House Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-21** 05/21/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/27/2021)
- **2021-05-27** 05/27/2021 Committee recommends passage as amended in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-28** 05/28/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/01/2021)
- **2021-06-01** 06/01/2021 House passed as amended 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/aad7a5a6-985d-4800-b164-872822b30d53`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).