Senate Bill #679 (2021)

AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES

Adds the administrator of the supreme court as an individual authorized to perform marriages and would clarify that the current administrators of the superior court, family court, district court, or traffic tribunal are empowered to perform marriages.

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• 2021-03-18: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
• 2021-03-26: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/29/2021) [Show]
• 2021-03-29: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 2021-04-30: Scheduled for consideration (05/06/2021) [Show]
• 2021-05-06: Committee recommends passage
• 2021-05-07: Placed on Senate Calendar (05/11/2021) [Show]
• 2021-05-11: Senate read and passed
• 2021-05-12: Referred to House Judiciary
• 2021-06-11: Scheduled for consideration
• 2021-06-11: Scheduled for consideration (06/15/2021) [Show]
• 2021-06-15: Committee recommends passage in concurrence
• 2021-06-18: Placed on House Calendar (06/22/2021) [Show]
• 2021-06-22: House passed in concurrence
• 2021-06-23: Transmitted to Governor
• 2021-06-25: Signed by Governor

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Votes

NOTE: Electronic voting records are unofficial and may not be accurate. For an official vote tally, check the House or Senate Journal from the day of the vote.

Floor vote for Passage

June 13, 2019 at 5:24pm

Yeas: 38 / Nays: 0 / Not voting: 0 / Recused: 0

Legislator	Vote
Sen. Algiere	Y
Sen. Archambault	Y
Sen. Bell	Y
Sen. Cano	Y
Sen. Ciccone	Y
Sen. Conley	Y
Sen. Coyne	Y
Sen. Crowley	Y
Sen. Cruz	Y
Sen. DiPalma	Y
Sen. Euer	Y
Sen. Felag	Y
Sen. Gallo	Y
Sen. Goldin	Y
Sen. Goodwin	Y
Sen. Lawson	Y
Sen. Lombardi	Y
Sen. Lombardo	Y
Sen. Lynch Prata	Y
Sen. McCaffrey	Y
Sen. McKenney	Y
Sen. Metts	Y
Sen. Miller	Y
Sen. Morgan	Y
Sen. Murray	Y
Sen. Nesselbush	Y
Sen. Paolino	Y
Sen. Pearson	Y
Sen. Picard	Y
Sen. Quezada	Y
Sen. Raptakis	Y
Sen. Rogers	Y
Sen. Ruggerio	Y
Sen. Satchell	Y
Sen. Seveney	Y
Sen. Sheehan	Y
Sen. Sosnowski	Y
Sen. Valverde	Y

Floor vote for Passage

May 11, 2021 at 5:14pm

Yeas: 36 / Nays: 0 / Not voting: 2 / Recused: 0

Legislator	Vote
Sen. Acosta	Y
Sen. Algiere	Y
Sen. Anderson	Y
Sen. Archambault	Y
Sen. Bell	Y
Sen. Burke	Y
Sen. Calkin	NV
Sen. Cano	Y
Sen. Ciccone	Y
Sen. Coyne	Y
Sen. Cruz	Y
Sen. DiMario	Y
Sen. DiPalma	Y
Sen. Euer	NV
Sen. Felag	Y
Sen. Gallo	Y
Sen. Goldin	Y
Sen. Goodwin	Y
Sen. Kallman	Y
Sen. Lawson	Y
Sen. Lombardi	Y
Sen. Lombardo	Y
Sen. Mack	Y
Sen. McCaffrey	Y
Sen. Mendes	Y
Sen. Miller	Y
Sen. Morgan	Y
Sen. Murray	Y
Sen. Paolino	Y
Sen. Pearson	Y
Sen. Picard	Y
Sen. Quezada	Y
Sen. Raptakis	Y
Sen. Rogers	Y
Sen. Ruggerio	Y
Sen. Seveney	Y
Sen. Sosnowski	Y
Sen. Valverde	Y

Floor vote for Passage

May 11, 2021 at 5:14pm

Yeas: 36 / Nays: 0 / Not voting: 2 / Recused: 0

Legislator	Vote
Sen. Acosta	Y
Sen. Algiere	Y
Sen. Anderson	Y
Sen. Archambault	Y
Sen. Bell	Y
Sen. Burke	Y
Sen. Calkin	NV
Sen. Cano	Y
Sen. Ciccone	Y
Sen. Coyne	Y
Sen. Cruz	Y
Sen. DiMario	Y
Sen. DiPalma	Y
Sen. Euer	NV
Sen. Felag	Y
Sen. Gallo	Y
Sen. Goldin	Y
Sen. Goodwin	Y
Sen. Kallman	Y
Sen. Lawson	Y
Sen. Lombardi	Y
Sen. Lombardo	Y
Sen. Mack	Y
Sen. McCaffrey	Y
Sen. Mendes	Y
Sen. Miller	Y
Sen. Morgan	Y
Sen. Murray	Y
Sen. Paolino	Y
Sen. Pearson	Y
Sen. Picard	Y
Sen. Quezada	Y
Sen. Raptakis	Y
Sen. Rogers	Y
Sen. Ruggerio	Y
Sen. Seveney	Y
Sen. Sosnowski	Y
Sen. Valverde	Y