S2925 • 2026

AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FIREFIGHTERS' ARBITRATION (Provides that all contractual provisions in a firefighters collective bargaining agreement continue until a successor agreement has been reached or an interest arbitration award has been rendered.)

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Burke, Ciccone, DiPalma, Famiglietti, Thompson
Last action: 2026-04-17
Official status: Referred to House Labor
Effective date: Not listed

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Bill History

2026-04-17 Rhode Island General Assembly
Referred to House Labor
2026-04-16 Senate
Senate read and passed
2026-04-09 Rhode Island General Assembly
Placed on Senate Calendar (04/16/2026)
2026-04-08 Committee
Committee recommends passage
2026-04-03 Rhode Island General Assembly
Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/08/2026)
2026-03-04 Rhode Island General Assembly
Introduced, referred to Senate Labor and Gaming

Official Summary Text

AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FIREFIGHTERS' ARBITRATION (Provides that all contractual provisions in a firefighters collective bargaining agreement continue until a successor agreement has been reached or an interest arbitration award has been rendered.)

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S2925

2026 -- S 2925
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LC005951
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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 -- FIREFIGHTERS' ARBITRATION

Introduced By:
Senators Burke, Ciccone, DiPalma, Famiglietti, and Thompson

Date Introduced:
March 04, 2026

Referred To:
Senate Labor & Gaming
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
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SECTION 1. Section 28-9.1-17 of the General Laws in Chapter 28-9.1 entitled
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"Firefighters’ Arbitration" is hereby amended to read as follows:
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28-9.1-17. 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 § 28-9.1-7, propose a change in any contractual provision. The
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parties may agree in writing to continue all contractual provisions contained in a collective
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bargaining agreement until such time as the parties enter into, and have ratified or arbitrated, a
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successor agreement

until such time as a successor agreement has been reached between the parties
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or an interest arbitration 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 -- FIREFIGHTERS' ARBITRATION
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This act would provide that all contractual provisions in a firefighters collective bargaining
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agreement would continue until a successor agreement has been reached or an interest arbitration
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award has been rendered.
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This act would take effect upon passage.
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