HB 7082

Rhode Island House bill in Session 2026.

Status: introduced. Latest action: June 11, 2026.

AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES' ARBITRATION.

Bill ID RI-2026-HB-7082

Session 2026

Status introduced

House introduced 2026-06-11

Labor / Employment

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.

Sponsor

Bennett

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2026-01-14	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-06-11	Status	introduced
2026-06-11	Latest Action	Effective without Governor's signature

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