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RI HB 7165

enacted

AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did RI HB 7165 pass?

Yes. RI HB 7165 has been enacted into law as of 2026-01-27. Latest recorded action (2026-01-27): 01/27/2026 Signed by Governor

What is RI HB 7165 about?

Allows the Honorable Mayor Frank Picozzi to join Madeline Marie Hopkins and Cameron David Charron in Marriage on or about February 10, 2026, within the City of Warwick, Rhode Island.

Who sponsors RI HB 7165?

Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Chippendale are the primary sponsors of RI HB 7165.

Description

Allows the Honorable Mayor Frank Picozzi to join Madeline Marie Hopkins and Cameron David Charron in Marriage on or about February 10, 2026, within the City of Warwick, Rhode Island.

Introduced
Latest action
2026-01-27 — 01/27/2026 Signed by Governor
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Shekarchiprimary
  • Blazejewskiprimary
  • Chippendaleprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-20

    01/20/2026 House read and passed

    passage

  2. 2026-01-22

    01/22/2026 Senate passed in concurrence

    passage

  3. 2026-01-22

    01/22/2026 Transmitted to Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-01-27

    01/27/2026 Signed by Governor

    executive-signature

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • ITEM 1 26-H 7165

    2026-01-20 · pass · 62-0

    Member-level votes (75)
    • Abney: other
    • Ackerman: yes
    • Ajello: yes
    • Alzate: yes
    • Azzinaro: yes
    • Baginski: other
    • Batista: other
    • Bennett: other
    • Biah: yes
    • Blazejewski: yes
    • Boylan: yes
    • Brien: yes
    • Caldwell: yes
    • Carson: yes
    • Casey: other
    • Casimiro: yes
    • Chippendale: yes
    • Cortvriend: yes
    • Corvese: yes
    • Costantino: other
    • Cotter: yes
    • Craven: yes
    • Cruz: yes
    • Dawson: yes
    • DeSimone: yes
    • Diaz: yes
    • Donovan: yes
    • Edwards: yes
    • Fascia: yes
    • Felix: yes
    • Fellela: yes
    • Finkelman: yes
    • Fogarty: yes
    • Furtado: yes
    • Giraldo: yes
    • Handy: yes
    • Hopkins: other
    • Hull: yes
    • Kazarian: other
    • Kennedy: yes
    • Kislak: yes
    • Knight: other
    • Lima: other
    • Lombardi: yes
    • Marszalkowski: yes
    • McEntee: yes
    • McGaw: yes
    • McNamara: yes
    • Messier: yes
    • Morales: other
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Nardone: yes
    • Newberry: yes
    • Noret: yes
    • O'Brien: yes
    • Paplauskas: yes
    • Perez: other
    • Phillips: yes
    • Place: yes
    • Potter: yes
    • Quattrocchi: yes
    • Read: yes
    • Roberts: other
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Santucci: yes
    • Serpa: yes
    • ShallcrossSmith: yes
    • Shanley: yes
    • Slater: yes
    • Solomon: yes
    • Speakman: yes
    • Spears: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Tanzi: yes
    • Voas: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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Attribution

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