Rhode Island State Representative

Marie Hopkins 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 4)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7392

Introduced
1/28/26  
Limits the application fees paid under the certificate of need program within the department of health to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000
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Rhode Island House Bill H7380

Introduced
1/28/26  
Prohibits the use of ranked choice voting in all local, state and federal public office elections.
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Rhode Island House Bill H7405

Introduced
1/29/26  
HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF RAYMOND J. TURBITT
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7407

Introduced
1/29/26  
Refer
1/29/26  
Report Pass
2/3/26  
Report Pass
2/10/26  
Engrossed
2/11/26  
Hospital Conversions act amended to authorize AG and DOH to permit expedited review application for hospital insolvency proceedings. Sunsets in one year.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7421

Introduced
1/30/26  
Increases transparency provisions and require reporting of the partially funded and unfunded school district costs.
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Rhode Island House Bill H7425

Introduced
1/30/26  
Changes the naming of doctor of naturopathy to naturopathic doctor.
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Rhode Island House Bill H7420

Introduced
1/30/26  
Amends the current law on education to address unfunded mandates.
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Rhode Island House Bill H7435

Introduced
1/30/26  
Provides duties/obligations of medical personnel to born-alive infants resulting from an abortion punishable as a felony along with a civil action for compensatory/punitive damages/automatic one year license suspension.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7449

Introduced
1/30/26  
Requires agencies preparing economic impact statements for small businesses contain findings that the anticipated compliance costs of a proposed rule scale proportionally with the business size, and do not impose fixed costs that favor larger businesses.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7459

Introduced
1/30/26  
Allows teachers to retire earlier upon what would be referred to as a Rule of 93, rather than the existing Rule of 95 under present state statutes.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7663

Introduced
2/11/26  
Provides a totally and permanently disabled veteran with a one hundred percent (100%) exemption from local taxation on real or personal property including real property located in any fire or lighting district.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7715

Introduced
2/11/26  
HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING SMITHFIELD POLICE DETECTIVE LIEUTENANT DOUGLAS CERCE ON BEING NAMED THE 2025 RHODE ISLAND POLICE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION DETECTIVE OF THE YEAR

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7426

Introduced
1/30/26  
Expands the scope of practice for nurse anesthetists with two years’ or more experience to remove the requirement of physician supervision.
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Rhode Island House Bill H7418

Introduced
1/30/26  
Provides for the creation of medical and dental schools at the University of Rhode Island.
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Rhode Island House Bill H7427

Introduced
1/30/26  
Prohibits health insurance companies or other payors from including in physician participation agreements any provisions that restrict or prevent a physician from charging patients reasonable administrative or operational fees to support overhead.