RI S2409 | 2026 | Regular Session

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9)
Status: Engrossed on April 16 2026 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-04-17 - Referred to House Labor
Pending: House Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES' ARBITRATION - Recognizes that municipal employees have the opportunity to utilize binding arbitration and establishes new factors for the arbitrators to consider. These factors include comparisons of wages/hourly conditions of employment in similarly skilled jobs.

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Title

Recognizes that municipal employees have the opportunity to utilize binding arbitration and establishes new factors for the arbitrators to consider. These factors include comparisons of wages/hourly conditions of employment in similarly skilled jobs.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-04-16 - Senate - Passage (Y: 28 N: 3 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-08 - Senate - Senate Committee on Labor & Gaming: Passage (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-04-17HouseReferred to House Labor
2026-04-16SenateSenate read and passed
2026-04-09SenatePlaced on Senate Calendar (04/16/2026)
2026-04-08SenateCommittee recommends passage
2026-04-03SenateScheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/08/2026)
2026-01-30SenateIntroduced, referred to Senate Labor and Gaming

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