AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MUNICIPAL POLICE ARBITRATION (Provides all provisions in collective bargaining agreement continue until successor agreement reach or interest arbitration award rendered.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2021
Last action May 27, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 25, 2021
How they voted
25–8
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 36
May 25, 2021
D
Democratic31
80% Yea
R
Republican5
80% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
3
May 27, 2021
Committee
05/27/2021 Referred to House Labor
lower
May 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
05/25/2021 Senate read and passed
upper
May 17, 2021
Legislature · Passed
05/17/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 14, 2021
Legislature · Passed
04/14/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 4, 2021
Introduced
03/04/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Frank Ciccone
DDemocratic
P
Maryellen Goodwin
DDemocratic
P
Michael J. McCaffrey
DDemocratic
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