BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

SB 5473: Law enforcement arbitration

Concerning law enforcement personnel grievance arbitration procedures.

Summary

Modifies, for the purposes of disciplinary grievance arbitration for law enforcement officers, the definition of grievance arbitration so that a request for grievance arbitration must be in accordance with the procedures established in the collective bargaining agreement.
Removes the requirement that the terms of no more than three arbitrators on the roster of arbitrators for law enforcement grievance arbitrations may expire in the same year.

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Enacted Enacted · Chapter 188, Laws of 2025

AN ACT Relating to law enforcement personnel grievance arbitration procedures;

Passed March 3, 2025

Version voted on: SB 5473

49 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	30	0	0	0
Republican	19	0	0	0

How each member voted

Passed April 14, 2025

Version voted on: SB 5473

96 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	58	0	0	1
Republican	38	0	0	1

How each member voted

Apr 30, 2025Governor signed.
Apr 30, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
Apr 30, 2025Chapter 188, 2025 Laws.
Apr 22, 2025Delivered to Governor.
Apr 18, 2025Speaker signed.
Apr 18, 2025President signed.
Apr 14, 2025Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
Apr 14, 2025Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Apr 10, 2025Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
Mar 27, 2025Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Mar 26, 2025LAWS - Majority; do pass.
Mar 26, 2025LAWS - Executive action taken by committee.
Mar 5, 2025First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.
Mar 3, 2025Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
Mar 3, 2025Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Feb 19, 2025Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Feb 18, 2025Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Feb 14, 2025Minority; do not pass.
Feb 14, 2025LC - Majority; do pass.
Jan 24, 2025First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 5473 (2023–24) Project permit timelines · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5473 (2021–22) "Open safe, open now" plan · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5473 (2019–20) Unemployment benefits/cause · Enacted · Chapter 190, Laws of 2020
SB 5473 (2017–18) Polling place voting · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5473 (2015–16) PERS, TRS, SERS/earlier ages · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5473 (2013–14) Voting rights act of 2013 · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5473 (2011–12) Long-term care workers · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5473 (2009–10) Projects/statewide signif · Enacted · Chapter 421, Laws of 2009