Marie A. Hopkins
Republican · RI · Rhode Island State Representative, District 21
Marie Hopkins is a Warwick state representative and a nurse who has worked in acute psychiatric care at state, veterans and private hospitals and taught nursing assistant courses. She serves on the House health, judiciary, labor and veterans' affairs committees.
Where Marie A. Hopkins stands, based on their records
Supports
AI Regulation (1 record), Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Cost of Living Reduction (1 record),
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (1 support · 1 oppose), Civil Rights (1 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — AI Regulation
AI Regulation · 1 support
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
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
Sponsored a bill, passed by the House 72-0 on June 18, 2025, requiring Rhode Island to join the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, which speeds up licenses for doctors from other states. The Senate did not pass it.
June 18, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support · 1 oppose
Introduced a bill banning cannabis advertising on any medium that minors may see. A House committee held it for further study.
February 27, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Voted against 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, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: votes.rilegislature.gov
Track record — Cost of Living Reduction
Cost of Living Reduction · 1 support
Voted against letting 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, 2025Supports Cost of Living Reduction
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support
Introduced a bill letting school districts skip any state mandate that the state school aid formula does not fully pay for. A House committee held it for further study.
February 7, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
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
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 support
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
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
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
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Introduced a bill to create medical and dental schools at the University of Rhode Island. A House committee held it for further study.
January 30, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 support
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
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support · 1 oppose
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 against 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, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: votes.rilegislature.gov
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 2 support
Introduced a bill requiring health insurers to pay electronic claims within 14 days, letting providers dispute denials within 60 days, and allowing penalties for violations. A House committee held it for further study.
February 27, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Sponsored a bill, passed by the House 72-0 on June 18, 2025, requiring businesses that give discounts for automatic bank payments to give the same discount to people 65 and older who pay by paper check. The Senate did not pass it.
June 18, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Track record — General
General · 15 records
Sponsored a bill, passed by the House 65-8 on June 11, 2026, barring health insurers from stopping doctors' offices from charging patients reasonable fees to cover office costs. The Senate did not pass it.
June 11, 2026
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Voted against letting candidates spend campaign money on home or office security systems and monitoring. It passed the House 50-20.
June 10, 2026
Source: votes.rilegislature.gov
Voted against barring civil arrests at Rhode Island courthouses without a judge's warrant. It passed the House 56-16.
June 10, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against requiring legislative and gubernatorial approval before Rhode Island joins the federal private-school voucher tax credit. It passed the House 55-14.
June 10, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against a bill creating an online portal for candidates to file nomination papers, starting in 2027. It passed the House 47-20.
April 30, 2026
Source: votes.rilegislature.gov
Introduced a bill allowing college students, professors and staff to carry a stun gun or pepper spray for self-defense. A House committee held it for further study.
February 27, 2026
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Introduced a bill to drop the sales tax on school supplies under $50 bought in the week before school starts. She filed a similar bill in 2025 with a $30 limit, and each time a House committee held it for further study.
February 6, 2026
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Voted against replacing the 10-member coastal council with a 7-member board of environmental experts. It passed the House 52-19.
June 20, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against banning the sale, manufacture and purchase of assault-style firearms in Rhode Island. It passed the House 44-28.
June 20, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against burying part of a high-voltage power line and charging the extra cost to electric customers in Providence and East Providence. It passed the House 52-18.
June 10, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against requiring 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, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against keeping Rhode Island's supervised drug-use centers open two more years, to March 2028. It passed the House 51-16.
May 29, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against making kratom legal to sell to adults 21 and over under labeling rules. Opponents wanted the product kept off the shelf. It passed the House 40-24.
May 29, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Introduced a bill to apply the toughest fentanyl possession penalties, up to 50 years or life in prison, only to mixtures that are at least 10 percent fentanyl. A House committee held it for further study.
February 28, 2025
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Won the Warwick House District 21 seat over Democrat James McElroy in the November 2024 election. A state recount finished on November 14, 2024 confirmed her 91-vote margin.
November 15, 2024
Source: rhodeislandcurrent.com
Past race Marie A. Hopkins ran in:
- Representative in General Assembly · November 3, 2026 · State House District 21; Rhode Island · incumbent