AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MUNICIPAL POLICE ARBITRATION (Extends provisions of an existing collective bargaining agreement for municipal police arbitration purposes until a successor agreement is reached or an interest arbitration award is rendered.)

H7040

2026 -- H 7040
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
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A N A C T
RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MUNICIPAL POLICE
ARBITRATION

Introduced By:
Representatives Bennett, Noret, Read, Hull, Shanley, Corvese, Dawson,
Voas, McNamara, and Kazarian

Date Introduced:
January 09, 2026

Referred To:
House Labor
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
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SECTION 1. Section 28-9.2-17 of the General Laws in Chapter 28-9.2 entitled "Municipal
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Police Arbitration" is hereby amended to read as follows:
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28-9.2-17. Continuance of contractual provisions.
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All contractual provisions contained in a collective bargaining agreement entered into
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pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall continue
in the following collective bargaining
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agreement unless either the bargaining agent or the corporate authority shall, in writing, within the
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thirty-day (30) period referred to in § 28-9.2-7, propose a change in any contractual provisions

until
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such time as a successor agreement has been reached between the parties or an interest arbitration
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award has been rendered
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
A N A C T
RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MUNICIPAL POLICE
ARBITRATION
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This act would extend provisions of an existing collective bargaining agreement for
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municipal police arbitration purposes until a successor agreement is reached or an interest
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arbitration award is rendered.
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This act would take effect upon passage.
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