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HB 7082 Failed

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

Introduced
In Committee
Floor
Crossed Over
Passed
Enacted

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.

Chamber
House
Introduced
Jan 14, 2026
Last action
Apr 15, 2026 — 04/15/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Sponsor
Arthur Handy D
Session
2026
Momentum
5 · Stalled