# Rhode Island S3119: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MUNICIPAL POLICE ARBITRATION .

Rhode Island S3119, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MUNICIPAL POLICE ARBITRATION ., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by David P. Tikoian (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-22 (Signed by Governor — Chapter 182) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3119-2026
- 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 S3119
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MUNICIPAL POLICE ARBITRATION .
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-03-13
- Last action: 2026-06-22, Signed by Governor — Chapter 182
- Sponsor: David P. Tikoian (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (86 yes, 9 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Municipal police keep contract terms during talks: benefit, medium. All terms in municipal police union contracts stay in place while bargaining. They continue until the parties reach a new agreement or an interest arbitration award is issued. There is no longer a 30-day window to demand changes in writing. This applies to municipal police contracts under the state…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: David P. Tikoian (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Peter A. Appollonio, Jr. (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: John P. Burke (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Frank A. Ciccone, III (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stefano V. Famiglietti (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Matthew L. LaMountain (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark P. McKenney (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Todd M. Patalano (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brian J. Thompson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lammis J. Vargas (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-08 | House | MUNICIPAL POLICE ARBITRATION PASSAGE IN CONCURRENCE | pass | 57 | 7 |   |
| 2026-04-16 | Senate | MUNICIPAL POLICE ARBITRATION Passage | pass | 29 | 2 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2026-06-22: Signed by Governor — Chapter 182 (Governor)
- 2026-06-18: 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)
- 2026-03-13: Introduced, referred to Senate Labor and Gaming (Senate)

## Bill text

- S3119 - As Introduced, 2026-03-13: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3119.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3119.pdf)

## Related bills

- S3363: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION . (became law)
- S3353: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS . (became law)
- S3337: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION . (became law)
- S3333: AN ACT RELATING TO THE NORTH TIVERTON FIRE DISTRICT . (became law)
- S3315: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES . (became law)
- S3293: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION . (became law)

## Sources
- [S3119 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3119.htm)
- [S3119 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3119.pdf)

## Related
- [S3363: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3363-2026)
- [S3353: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3353-2026)
- [S3337: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3337-2026)
- [S3333: AN ACT RELATING TO THE NORTH TIVERTON FIRE DISTRICT .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3333-2026)
- [S3315: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3315-2026)
- [S3293: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3293-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3119-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).