AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FIREFIGHTERS' ARBITRATION
Summary
Provides that all contractual provisions in a firefighters collective bargaining agreement continue until a successor agreement has been reached or an interest arbitration award has been rendered.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 19, 2025
Last action May 7, 2025
Floor votes · Senate May 6, 2025
How they voted
28–5
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 36
May 6, 2025
D
Democratic32
87% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
2
May 7, 2025
Committee
05/07/2025 Referred to House Labor
lower
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
05/06/2025 Senate read and passed
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Legislature · Passed
04/30/2025 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 19, 2025
Introduced
03/19/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor and Gaming
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Tikoian
DDemocratic
P
Frank Ciccone
DDemocratic
P
John Burke
DDemocratic
P
Lou DiPalma
DDemocratic
P
Todd Patalano
DDemocratic
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