Rhode Island bills · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island SB 2409
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES' ARBITRATION
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Tikoian (Democratic)
- Vargas (Democratic)
- Pearson (Democratic)
- Quezada (Democratic)
- Dimitri (Democratic)
- Patalano (Democratic)
- Burke (Democratic)
- Famiglietti (Democratic)
- Thompson (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.
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2026 Senate | Passage | pass | Set your home in Rhode Island to see |
Actions
- Apr 17, 2026 · House
04/17/2026 Referred to House Labor - Apr 16, 2026 · Senate
04/16/2026 Senate read and passed - Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
04/09/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (04/16/2026) - Apr 8, 2026 · Legislature
04/08/2026 Committee recommends passage - Apr 3, 2026 · Legislature
04/03/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/08/2026) - Jan 30, 2026 · Senate
01/30/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor and Gaming