SSB 5972: Expanding the definition of uniformed personnel regarding correctional officers for purposes of interest arbitration.
Did not pass. The 2025-26 session has ended.
- Sponsor
- Stanford
- Introduced
- January 12, 2026
- Status
- S Rules 3
- Last action
- By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading. (March 12, 2026)
- As of
- October 16, 2026, 5:15 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Expands interest arbitration to correctional employees of city or county jails by removing the provision limiting interest arbitration to correctional employees employed by a county with a population of 70,000 or more.
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Floor votes
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 4, 202634 yea · 15 nay
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