2026 Regular Session
HB604
Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026
Altering the collective bargaining process for certain State employees, including by requiring the selection of a neutral arbitrator to oversee certain aspects of collective bargaining and establishing a process of arbitration in the event of impasse in negotiations between certain parties; requiring that each budget bill submitted by the Governor contain the appropriations necessary to implement all terms and conditions of employment in certain memoranda of understanding for the next ensuing fiscal year; etc.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 20, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
93 yea–35 nay · 7 not voting · 6 absent
April 10, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
35 yea–11 nay · 1 absent
Committee referrals
March 23, 2026 · Senate
Budget and Taxation
January 28, 2026 · House
Government, Labor, and Elections
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Approved by the Governor, assigned a chapter number, enactment subject to constitutional referendum - Chapter 155
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House Returned Passed
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Senate Third Reading Passed (35-11) View roll call
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Senate Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Ready) Adopted
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Senate Second Reading Passed
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Senate Favorable Adopted
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Senate Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation
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Senate Referred Budget and Taxation Finance
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House Third Reading Passed (93-35) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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House Favorable with Amendments {383921/1 Adopted
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House Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
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House Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections