| Chapter 124 |
| 2026 -- H 7041 Enacted 06/18/2026 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FIREFIGHTERS' ARBITRATION |
Introduced By: Representatives Bennett, Noret, Read, Hull, Shanley, Corvese, Dawson, Potter, Voas, and McNamara |
| Date Introduced: January 09, 2026 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 28-9.1-17 of the General Laws in Chapter 28-9.1 entitled |
| "Firefighters’ Arbitration" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 28-9.1-17. Continuance of contractual provisions. |
| All contractual provisions contained in a collective bargaining agreement entered into |
| pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall continue in the following collective bargaining |
| agreement unless either the bargaining agent or the corporate authority shall, in writing, within the |
| thirty-day (30) period referred to in § 28-9.1-7, propose a change in any contractual provision. The |
| parties may agree in writing to continue all contractual provisions contained in a collective |
| bargaining agreement until such time as the parties enter into, and have ratified or arbitrated, a |
| successor agreement until such time as a successor agreement has been reached between the parties |
| or an interest arbitration award has been rendered. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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