Bill Sponsor
Rhode Island Senate Bill 2409
Session 2026
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES' ARBITRATION
Active
Active
Passed Senate on Apr 16, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2409
State
Rhode Island
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
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.
Actions (6)
04/17/2026
House
04/17/2026 Referred to House Labor
04/16/2026
Senate
04/16/2026 Senate read and passed
04/09/2026
Senate
04/09/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (04/16/2026)
04/08/2026
Rhode Island General Assembly
04/08/2026 Committee recommends passage
04/03/2026
Rhode Island General Assembly
04/03/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/08/2026)
01/30/2026
Senate
01/30/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor and Gaming
Sources
Record Created
Jan 30, 2026 6:41:08 PM
Record Updated
Apr 17, 2026 2:50:56 PM