Marvin Abney

Voted to require doctors and hospitals to tell patients when artificial intelligence is used to write up their visit. It passed the House 51-14.

June 11, 2026Supports AI Regulation

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Sponsored a law, signed on February 11, 2026, that set aside $18 million from a state reserve fund as a backstop for the sale of Roger Williams Medical Center and Fatima Hospital, to keep them open.

February 11, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Voted for a bill requiring large buildings to report their energy use, with the state energy office publishing the results. It passed the House 48-20.

June 20, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted to replace the 10-member coastal council with a 7-member board whose members must have environmental expertise. It passed the House 52-19.

June 20, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted to keep Rhode Island's supervised drug-use centers open two more years, to March 2028. The centers are meant to prevent overdose deaths. It passed the House 51-16.

May 29, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted to make kratom legal to sell to adults 21 and over, with labeling rules and a ban on mixing it with harmful substances. It passed the House 40-24.

May 29, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted to require that all of Rhode Island's electricity come from renewable sources by 2033. It passed the House 56-13.

June 14, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted to ban new high-heat waste processing plants in certain environmentally sensitive areas. It passed the House 44-22.

June 30, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted for the 2021 Act on Climate, which made the state's greenhouse gas reduction targets mandatory. It passed the House 53-22.

March 23, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted to expand the state's renewable energy growth program, raising its yearly target by 40 megawatts each year from 2020 through 2029. It passed the House 60-11.

June 6, 2017Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted to ban selling electronic cigarettes and other vapor products to people under 18. It passed the House 40-29.

July 1, 2013Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted to raise Rhode Island's minimum wage from $11.50 to $15 an hour over four years. It passed the House 58-16.

May 6, 2021Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

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Voted to raise the minimum wage for tipped workers to $3.39 an hour in 2016 and $3.89 in 2017. It passed the House 56-16.

June 23, 2015Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

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Voted to raise Rhode Island's minimum wage to $9.60 an hour starting in 2016. It passed the House 59-13.

June 2, 2015Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

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Voted to raise the state minimum wage to $9.00 an hour on January 1, 2015. It passed the House 63-10.

June 18, 2014Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted to cover domestic workers in private homes under the state minimum wage law. It passed the House 56-12.

May 4, 2023Supports Labor Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted to raise Rhode Island's minimum wage from $11.50 to $15 an hour over four years. It passed the House 58-16.

May 6, 2021Supports Labor Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted to require employers with 18 or more workers to give paid sick days, rising to five days a year. It passed the House 56-14.

June 29, 2017Supports Labor Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted to raise the minimum wage for tipped workers to $3.39 an hour in 2016 and $3.89 in 2017. It passed the House 56-16.

June 23, 2015Supports Labor Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted to raise Rhode Island's minimum wage to $9.60 an hour starting in 2016. It passed the House 59-13.

June 2, 2015Supports Labor Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted to raise the state minimum wage to $9.00 an hour on January 1, 2015. It passed the House 63-10.

June 18, 2014Supports Labor Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted against paid caregiver leave through the state's temporary disability insurance, for workers caring for a seriously ill relative or a new child. It passed the House 49-18.

July 2, 2013Opposes Labor Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on July 2, 2018, that removed licensing requirements the state judged unnecessary for several kinds of businesses.

July 2, 2018Supports Government Efficiency

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Voted to bury part of a high-voltage power line in Providence and East Providence. Electric customers in those two cities pay the extra cost through their bills. It passed the House 52-18.

June 10, 2025Opposes Cost of Living Reduction

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Voted to let Providence raise its property tax levy by up to 8 percent in one year, above the usual state cap. It passed the House 56-17.

May 27, 2025Opposes Cost of Living Reduction

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Voted to bar civil arrests at Rhode Island courthouses without a judge's warrant, which protects people going to court from immigration arrest. It passed the House 56-16.

June 10, 2026Supports Immigration

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Voted to let residents who cannot prove legal immigration status get a state ID card, which cannot be used for voting. It passed the House 59-14.

June 14, 2023Supports Immigration

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

As House Finance Committee chair, sponsored the record $15.2 billion state budget for the year starting July 1, 2026. It phased in a higher tax on income over $1 million and passed the House 65-10 on June 5, 2026.

June 5, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Sponsored a law, signed on February 11, 2026, that set aside $18 million from a state reserve fund as a backstop for the sale of Roger Williams Medical Center and Fatima Hospital, to keep them open.

February 11, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Sponsored the law, signed on January 4, 2022, that set how Rhode Island spent part of its federal American Rescue Plan Act recovery money.

January 4, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted to require police to send guns used in crimes for ballistic testing and enter the results in the national tracing database. It passed the House 49-21.

June 10, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted for a bill adding five driving violations to the state's definition of aggressive driving. It passed the House 41-21.

April 24, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted to remove the time limit for prosecuting second-degree sexual assault and set a 10-year limit for third-degree sexual assault. It passed the House 44-24.

May 2, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted to create a new crime for selling or delivering illegal drugs that cause a person's death. It passed the House 54-15.

June 20, 2018Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on July 6, 2016, that requires reporting of any sexual abuse of a child by an employee, contractor or volunteer of an education program.

July 6, 2016Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Voted to let the state and towns use cameras to ticket speeding drivers in school zones. It passed the House 54-16.

June 14, 2016Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on July 16, 2013, that raised criminal penalties for carrying a stolen gun while committing a violent crime and made having a stolen gun its own crime.

July 16, 2013Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Voted to bar civil arrests at Rhode Island courthouses without a judge's warrant, which protects people going to court from immigration arrest. It passed the House 56-16.

June 10, 2026Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Voted to let people with more than one non-violent felony clear their records after 15 years without a new arrest. It passed the House 56-14.

June 9, 2026Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Voted to require yearly outside studies and statewide reports on racial differences in police traffic stops and searches. It passed the House 50-17.

June 20, 2025Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted to let people with one felony and one misdemeanor clear the felony from their record after a waiting period, excluding violent crimes. It passed the House 54-19.

June 13, 2024Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted to stop towns from using zoning to treat certified addiction recovery homes worse than other houses on the street. It passed the House 53-15.

June 11, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

Source: legiscan.com

Sponsored a law, signed on June 24, 2023, that allows more homes per acre in projects that include below-market-rate units, plus other help to cover their cost.

June 24, 2023Supports Housing Affordability

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Voted to let courts seal eviction case files after a case ends, such as when back rent was paid. It passed the House 51-19.

June 15, 2023Supports Housing Affordability

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Sponsored a law, signed on July 9, 2015, that lets qualifying veterans, their spouses and their children under 25 pay in-state tuition at Rhode Island's public colleges.

July 9, 2015Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted against paid caregiver leave through the state's temporary disability insurance, for workers caring for a seriously ill relative or a new child. It passed the House 49-18.

July 2, 2013Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted to keep Rhode Island out of the new federal private-school voucher tax credit unless the legislature and governor both approve joining. It passed the House 55-14.

June 10, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

Source: legiscan.com

Sponsored a law, signed on July 9, 2015, that lets qualifying veterans, their spouses and their children under 25 pay in-state tuition at Rhode Island's public colleges.

July 9, 2015Supports Public Education Quality

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on July 11, 2013, that set up programs at state colleges to help service members back from combat tours finish their degrees faster.

July 11, 2013Supports Public Education Quality

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Voted to ban the sale, manufacture and purchase of assault-style firearms in Rhode Island starting July 2026. It passed the House 44-28.

June 20, 2025Supports Gun Control

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Voted to let family court share juvenile criminal records with the federal background check system used for gun purchases. It passed the House 46-20.

May 28, 2024Supports Gun Control

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted to require gun owners to store firearms safely, with penalties for violations. It passed the House 46-24.

May 28, 2024Supports Gun Control

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted to make owning gun magazines that hold more than 10 rounds a felony. It passed the House 43-27.

June 10, 2022Supports Gun Control

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted to raise the minimum age to buy guns or ammunition from 18 to 21. It passed the House 53-15.

June 10, 2022Supports Gun Control

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted to ban carrying a loaded rifle or shotgun in public, with exceptions such as hunting and police work. It passed the House 53-16.

June 10, 2022Supports Gun Control

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted to ban buying a gun for someone who is not allowed to have one and to raise penalties for lying on gun purchase forms. It passed the House 46-27.

June 30, 2021Supports Gun Control

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted to ban guns on school grounds, except for police and school security. It passed the House 44-28.

June 30, 2021Supports Gun Control

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted to take guns away from people under certain domestic violence restraining orders. It passed the House 56-13.

June 26, 2017Supports Gun Control

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Voted for a bill setting deadlines for reviewing concealed gun carry permit applications and letting applicants appeal denials in court. It passed the House 60-12.

June 17, 2016Opposes Gun Control

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on July 16, 2013, that raised criminal penalties for carrying a stolen gun while committing a violent crime and made having a stolen gun its own crime.

July 16, 2013Supports Gun Control

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Voted to shield Rhode Island health care providers from lawsuits and prosecution by other states over reproductive and gender-affirming care. It passed the House 50-15.

June 11, 2024Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted to cover abortion in Medicaid and state employee health plans. It passed the House 49-24.

April 27, 2023Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted for final passage of the Reproductive Privacy Act, which wrote abortion rights under Roe v. Wade into state law. It passed the House 45-29.

June 19, 2019Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

As House Finance Committee chair, sponsored the record $15.2 billion state budget for the year starting July 1, 2026. It phased in a higher tax on income over $1 million and passed the House 65-10 on June 5, 2026.

June 5, 2026Opposes Personal Income Tax Reduction

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Voted to require doctors and hospitals to tell patients when artificial intelligence is used to write up their visit. It passed the House 51-14.

June 11, 2026Supports Data Privacy

Source: legiscan.com

Voted to stop towns from using zoning to treat certified addiction recovery homes worse than other houses on the street. It passed the House 53-15.

June 11, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com

Voted for a Homeless Bill of Rights bill setting steps that must be followed before a homeless encampment can be removed or relocated. It passed the House 56-13.

May 5, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted for the Freedom to Read Act, which bars public and school libraries from removing books over objections to their ideas and requires model library policies. It passed the House 62-11.

June 16, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted to shield Rhode Island health care providers from lawsuits and prosecution by other states over reproductive and gender-affirming care. It passed the House 50-15.

June 11, 2024Supports Civil Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted to let voters with disabilities and military voters use ballots sent to them electronically. It passed the House 45-16.

June 17, 2022Supports Civil Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted for the Let RI Vote Act, which allowed mail voting without an excuse and dropped the witness or notary rule for mail ballots. It passed the House 53-13.

May 17, 2022Supports Civil Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted to allow electronic ballots for voters with disabilities and military voters. It passed the House 48-17.

June 16, 2021Supports Civil Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted to legalize same-sex marriage in Rhode Island. It passed the House 56-15.

May 2, 2013Supports Civil Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted to give the attorney general power to investigate and sue over repeated illegal conduct by businesses or government bodies. It passed the House 51-20.

June 13, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted to bury part of a high-voltage power line in Providence and East Providence. Electric customers in those two cities pay the extra cost through their bills. It passed the House 52-18.

June 10, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: legiscan.com

Voted for tolls on large commercial trucks, with passenger cars barred from tolls, to pay for bridge repairs. It passed the House 52-21.

February 10, 2016Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted to delay cage-free housing rules for commercial egg-laying hens until 2030. The delay passed the House 42-15.

June 13, 2024

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted for the House overhaul of the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights, which set a new hearing panel for police discipline. It passed the House 58-14.

May 9, 2024

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted to change how towns may cap unrelated people sharing a home: the cap can be no lower than one person per bedroom and no higher than five. It passed the House 49-22.

June 15, 2023

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted to legalize online casino gambling (iGaming) in Rhode Island. It passed the House 59-11.

June 15, 2023

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted to raise the campaign contribution limit for individuals and political action committees to $2,000 a year and change other reporting rules. It passed the House 41-29.

June 12, 2023

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted for new rules for write-in candidates, including a declaration of intent and residency rules, and counting their votes only in close races. It passed the House 39-26.

June 1, 2023

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Voted to legalize recreational marijuana for adults 21 and older and set up a state commission to regulate sales. It passed the House 55-16.

May 24, 2022

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Voted to override the governor's veto of a bill changing the rules insurers must follow when settling auto body repair claims. The override passed the House 44-17.

January 4, 2022

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted for a two-year pilot of harm reduction centers, where people can use drugs they already have under medical supervision. It passed the House 63-9.

June 29, 2021

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on March 17, 2020, that let film productions based mainly outside Rhode Island get state film tax credits if they spend at least $10 million here within a year.

March 17, 2020

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on March 29, 2019, that requires online and other out-of-state sellers to collect Rhode Island sales tax, following a 2018 U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

March 29, 2019

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Voted to let doctors order a 72-hour emergency hold for people with severe drug intoxication, extendable by a judge. It passed the House 51-17.

June 22, 2018

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on July 18, 2017, that lets unpaid clean energy loan charges on commercial property (PACE assessments) be collected after a tax sale.

July 18, 2017

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

As House Finance Committee chair, sponsored the state budget for the year starting July 1, 2016, his first budget as chair. It was signed on June 24, 2016.

June 24, 2016

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Was chosen chair of the House Finance Committee on May 3, 2016, replacing Rep. Raymond Gallison, who resigned.

May 3, 2016

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Sponsored a law, enacted on July 15, 2015, that requires master and journeyman plumbers to take continuing education before renewing their licenses.

July 15, 2015

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on July 10, 2015, that let taxicab owners lease out their cabs during the vehicle's first year of service.

July 10, 2015

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on July 3, 2014, that sent state-run casino gambling at Newport Grand to a statewide and local vote in November 2014.

July 3, 2014

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on July 1, 2014, that made it a misdemeanor to leave an animal in a vehicle in a way that puts its life or health at serious risk.

July 1, 2014

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a proposed constitutional amendment requiring statewide and local voter approval before gambling expands to a new place, and local approval to move it within a town. The House passed it 63-1 on June 21, 2014.

June 21, 2014

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Sponsored a bill dropping the rule that voters show their emergency need for a mail ballot arose within 20 days of the election. It passed the House 65-8 on May 1, 2013, but did not become law.

May 1, 2013

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

The Federal Election Commission approved a settlement on January 17, 2025 in which his 2023 congressional campaign agreed to pay a $3,800 civil penalty. It had accepted a $50,000 loan over federal limits and $550 in barred donations, and refunded them late.

January 17, 2025

Source: fec.gov