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5/26/2026
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House Labor Committee to vote on collective bargaining bills
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STATE HOUSE – The House Labor Committee is scheduled to meet Thursday for votes on bills concerning collective bargaining and other matters.
The meeting is scheduled Thursday, May 28, at the rise of the House session (sometime after 4:30 p.m.) in Room 135 on the first floor of the State House.
Among the bills scheduled to be heard are:
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2026-H 7040 and 2026-H 7041— Both sponsored by Rep. David A. Bennett (D-Dist. 20, Warwick, Cranston), these bills would extend the provisions of an existing collective bargaining agreement for municipal police and firefighters, respectively, until a successor agreement has been reached or an interest arbitration award is rendered. The committee is also scheduled to vote on the Senate companions to the bills, respectively 2026-S 3119, sponsored Senate Majority Whip David P. Tikoian (D-Dist. 22, Smithfield, North Providence, Lincoln), and 2026-S 2925, sponsored by Sen. John P. Burke (D-Dist. 9, West Warwick).
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2026-H 7960 — Sponsored by House Labor Committee Chairman Arthur J. Corvese (D-Dist. 55, North Providence) on behalf of the Department of Labor and Training, this bill would eliminate prescribed timelines for hearing and determination in certain enforcement actions before the Department of Labor and Training to align with reasonable practice.
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2026-H 8504 — This bill sponsored by Rep. Leonela Felix (D-Dist. 61, Pawtucket) would change the definition of “employee” in the state fair employment practices law to include individuals employed in the domestic service of any person.
The meeting will be televised on Capitol Television, which can be seen on Cox channel 61, on i3Broadband channel 15 and on Verizon channel 34. It will be live streamed at capitoltvri.cablecast.tv.
For more information, contact:
Larry Berman, Communications Director for the Office of the Speaker
State House Room 322
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 447-2655
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