# Rhode Island S2925: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FIREFIGHTERS' ARBITRATION .

Rhode Island S2925, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FIREFIGHTERS' ARBITRATION ., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by John P. Burke (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-18 (Signed by Governor — Chapter 104) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S2925-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Rhode Island S2925
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FIREFIGHTERS' ARBITRATION .
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-03-04
- Last action: 2026-06-18, Signed by Governor — Chapter 104
- Sponsor: John P. Burke (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (85 yes, 11 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Firefighters keep pay and benefits during talks: benefit, medium. In Rhode Island, all terms in a firefighters’ union contract now stay in effect after it expires. They continue until the parties sign a new contract or an interest arbitration award is issued. This keeps wages, benefits, and work rules steady during talks or arbitration. It applies to firefighters…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: John P. Burke (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Frank A. Ciccone, III (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Louis P. DiPalma (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stefano V. Famiglietti (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brian J. Thompson (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-08 | House | FIREFIGHTERS' ARBITRATION PASSAGE IN CONCURRENCE | pass | 57 | 8 |   |
| 2026-04-16 | Senate | FIREFIGHTERS' ARBITRATION Passage | pass | 28 | 3 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2026-06-18: Signed by Governor — Chapter 104 (Governor)
- 2026-06-16: Transmitted to Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-08: House passed in concurrence (House)
- 2026-06-05: Placed on House Calendar (06/08/2026) (House)
- 2026-05-28: Committee recommends passage in concurrence
- 2026-05-22: Scheduled for consideration (05/28/2026)
- 2026-04-17: Referred to House Labor (House)
- 2026-04-16: Senate read and passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Placed on Senate Calendar (04/16/2026) (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Committee recommends passage
- 2026-04-03: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/08/2026)
- 2026-03-04: Introduced, referred to Senate Labor and Gaming (Senate)

## Bill text

- S2925 - As Introduced, 2026-03-04: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2925.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2925.pdf)

## Related bills

- S3047: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- DISTRICT COURT PRACTICE . (became law)
- H8605: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS . (became law)
- H8586: AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- RHODE ISLAND TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY . (became law)
- H8580: AN ACT RELATING TO THE NORTH TIVERTON FIRE DISTRICT . (became law)
- H8506: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELATING TO CENTRAL FALLS PENSION PLAN . (became law)
- H8525: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES . (became law)

## Sources
- [S2925 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2925.htm)
- [S2925 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2925.pdf)

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- [H8605: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8605-2026)
- [H8586: AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- RHODE ISLAND TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8586-2026)
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- [H8506: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELATING TO CENTRAL FALLS PENSION PLAN .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8506-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S2925-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).