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---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES"
description: "Allows Paul J. Rao to join Spencer Rao and Michaela Smith in Marriage on or about June 20, 2026, within the Town of Foster, Rhode Island."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 7666"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7666 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chippendale", "Newberry", "Place", "Santucci"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-02-11"
last_action: "2026-06-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f55e7ab0-f5cc-4d31-9480-ef07bb43bd29"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "1f62e2fbea3b3128841fb6ce3ae4c922f3035e04d58dd0f09df293d669135d7e"
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 7666 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES
Allows Paul J. Rao to join Spencer Rao and Michaela Smith in Marriage on or about June 20, 2026, within the Town of Foster, Rhode Island.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **7666** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7666.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **690** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Chippendale — primary (person)
- Newberry — primary (person)
- Place — primary (person)
- Santucci — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-11** 02/11/2026 Introduced, referred to House Special Legislation `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-13** 03/13/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/17/2026)
- **2026-03-17** 03/17/2026 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-20** 03/20/2026 Placed on House Calendar (03/24/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-03-24** 03/24/2026 House read and passed `passage`
- **2026-04-03** 04/03/2026 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-06-01** 06/01/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/03/2026)
- **2026-06-03** 06/03/2026 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-06-05** 06/05/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/09/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-17** 06/17/2026 Effective without Governor's signature `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f55e7ab0-f5cc-4d31-9480-ef07bb43bd29`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).