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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:

     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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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

agreement would continue until a successor agreement has been reached or an interest arbitration

award has been rendered.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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