SB 5473 — Concerning law enforcement personnel grievance arbitration procedures.

What this bill does

Requires law enforcement officers to request grievance arbitration consistent with the procedures in their collective bargaining agreement. Removes the prohibition on expiring more than three arbitrators' terms in the same year.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 14, 2025
  96 yea · 0 nay · 2 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 3, 2025
  49 yea · 0 nay

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