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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - FIREFIGHTERS' ARBITRATION (Allows unionized firefighters to enter into an agreement which continues all contractual provisions contained in an expiring contract until a successor agreement has been reached.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - FIREFIGHTERS' ARBITRATION (Allows unionized firefighters to enter into an agreement which continues all contractual provisions contained in an expiring contract until a successor agreement has been reached.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2017"
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identifier: "HB 5973"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 5973 (2017)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Police & Fire", "Labor"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Almeida", "Johnston", "Keable", "Lombardi", "McKiernan"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 14
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2017-03-22"
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last_action: "2017-06-21"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ea22dd31-48d1-4164-87f5-6e6e447e0ae3"
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source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
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source_hash: "bf7e7f6212cd1e51d50981ed24775e17a268696d3d2ff89a9eef17cbf15f0dc5"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
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---
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# Rhode Island HB 5973 (2017) — AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - FIREFIGHTERS' ARBITRATION (Allows unionized firefighters to enter into an agreement which continues all contractual provisions contained in an expiring contract until a successor agreement has been reached.)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **5973** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText17/HouseText17/H5973.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **73–0** (pass) · legislature
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- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **10–62** (fail) · legislature
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## Sponsors
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- Almeida — primary (person)
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- Johnston — primary (person)
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- Keable — primary (person)
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- Lombardi — primary (person)
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- McKiernan — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-03-22** 03/22/2017 Introduced, referred to House Labor `referral-committee, introduction`
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- **2017-03-31** 03/31/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/06/2017)
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- **2017-04-06** 04/06/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2017-05-19** 05/19/2017 Scheduled for consideration (05/25/2017)
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- **2017-05-25** 05/25/2017 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-05-26** 05/26/2017 Placed on House Calendar (06/01/2017)
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- **2017-06-01** 06/01/2017 House read and passed `passage`
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- **2017-06-07** 06/07/2017 Referred to Senate Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2017-06-09** 06/09/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/14/2017)
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- **2017-06-14** 06/14/2017 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-06-15** 06/15/2017 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/20/2017)
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- **2017-06-20** 06/20/2017 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
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- **2017-06-20** 06/20/2017 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2017-06-21** 06/21/2017 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ea22dd31-48d1-4164-87f5-6e6e447e0ae3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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