Rhode Island bills · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island HB 7082
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES' ARBITRATION
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Handy (Democratic)
- Read (Democratic)
- Dawson (Democratic)
- Noret (Democratic)
- Shanley (Democratic)
- Casimiro
- DeSimone (Democratic)
- Potter (Democratic)
- Corvese (Democratic)
- Bennett (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Rhode Island legislature· summary
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.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Apr 15, 2026 · Legislature
04/15/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study - Apr 10, 2026 · Legislature
04/10/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/15/2026) - Jan 14, 2026 · House
01/14/2026 Introduced, referred to House Labor