05/25/2026
SENATE COMMITTEE ON LABOR & GAMING
PROPOSED SUB A HAS BEEN ADDED FOR S-2737
NOTICE OF MEETING
DATE:
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
TIME:
3:30 PM
PLACE:
Room 212 - State House
SCHEDULED FOR CONSIDERATION
Senate Bill No. 2174
BY Bell, Murray, Ciccone, Thompson, Gallo, Burke, Gu, Ujifusa, Quezada, Valverde
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- LABOR RELATIONS ACT--NO LIMITATION ON HEALTHCARE BENEFIT PROVIDERS {LC3911/1} (Repeals the law that prevents a collective bargaining agreement covering state employees, public school teachers and municipal employees from specifying a particular healthcare provider in it.)
01/16/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor and Gaming
05/08/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
05/13/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/22/2026 Scheduled for consideration
Senate Bill No. 2501
BY Famiglietti, Thompson, Burke, Dimitri, Patalano, Murray, Bissaillon, LaMountain, Tikoian, Urso, Bell
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION {LC4713/1} (Beginning on July 1, 2026, allows state union employees to negotiate longevity payments in their collective bargaining agreements.)
02/06/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor and Gaming
05/08/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
05/13/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/22/2026 Scheduled for consideration
Senate Bill No. 2502
BY Ciccone, Urso, Felag, Burke, Dimitri
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKPLACE PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY ACT {LC3684/1} (Protects bullying/psychological abuse in workplace inflicted upon employees by employers/co-employees/provides civil remedies to affected employees/fines against employers/imprisonment/fines against co-employees.)
02/06/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor and Gaming
02/27/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
03/04/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/22/2026 Scheduled for consideration
Senate Bill No. 2504
BY Ciccone, Urso, Felag, Burke, Dimitri
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WAREHOUSE WORKER PROTECTION ACT {LC5054/1} (Requires employers to provide each employee of a warehouse distribution center, upon hire, with written description of quotas applicable to the employee within defined time periods and adverse employment action for failure to meet the quota.)
02/06/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor and Gaming
02/27/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
03/04/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/22/2026 Scheduled for consideration
Senate Bill No. 2737
BY Lawson, Ciccone, Tikoian, Burke, Bissaillon, LaMountain, Murray, Britto, McKenney, Felag
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE -- GENERAL PROVISIONS {LC5881/1} (Expands the benefit definitions to include a grandchild and care recipient and increases benefits period to 10 weeks for 2027 and 12 weeks for 2028 and provides a TDI/TCI opt-in option for self-employed workers.)
02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor and Gaming
04/24/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
04/29/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/22/2026 Scheduled for consideration
Senate Bill No. 2921
BY Murray, Thompson, Gu, DiMario, Mack, Euer, Lauria, Ujifusa, Valverde, Vargas
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES {LC5660/1} (Changes the definition of employee to include individuals employed in the domestic service of any person.)
03/04/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor and Gaming
04/10/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
04/15/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/22/2026 Scheduled for consideration
Senate Bill No. 2924
BY Thompson, Patalano, Murray
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- LABOR RELATIONS ACT {LC5876/1} (Allows employees, not represented by a union, to create a group to collectively bargain with employers.)
03/04/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor and Gaming
05/11/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
05/13/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/22/2026 Scheduled for consideration
Senate Bill No. 2929
(Dept. of Labor and Training)
BY Burke, Felag, Tikoian, Patalano, Thompson
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- EMPLOYMENT SECURITY {LC5369/1} (Eliminates the "until June 30, 2026" sunset on the increase in the total amount of earnings a partial-unemployment insurance claimant can receive before being entirely disqualified for unemployment insurance benefits.)
03/04/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor and Gaming
04/10/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
04/15/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/22/2026 Scheduled for consideration
Senate Bill No. 2931
(Dept. of Labor and Training)
BY Famiglietti, Thompson, Patalano, Dimitri, Appollonio
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ELECTRICIANS {LC5373/1} (Transfers authority over the examination and licensing of telecommunications professionals to the state board of examiners of electricians and amends the composition of that body to require the inclusion of a telecommunications professional.)
03/04/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor and Gaming
04/10/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
04/15/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/22/2026 Scheduled for consideration
Senate Bill No. 3049
(Dept. of Labor & Training)
BY Dimitri, Thompson, Raptakis, Famiglietti
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES {LC5371/1} (Eliminates prescribed timelines for hearing and determination in certain enforcement actions before the department labor and training to align with reasonable practice.)
03/05/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor and Gaming
04/10/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
04/15/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/22/2026 Scheduled for consideration
Senate Bill No. 3138
BY Thompson, Ciccone, Tikoian, Famiglietti, Quezada, Burke, Urso, Dimitri
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- DIVISION OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION {LC6159/1} (Creates a new class of retirement status license for retirees that had possessed a professional license issued by the department of labor and training.)
03/20/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor and Gaming
04/24/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
04/29/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/22/2026 Scheduled for consideration
Senate Bill No. 3297
BY Ciccone, Burke, Felag, Famiglietti, Bissaillon
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION--GENERAL PROVISIONS {LC6435/1} (Amends various sections of the workers' compensation statute relative to the court's jurisdiction and the court's authority.)
05/15/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor and Gaming
05/15/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
05/20/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/22/2026 Scheduled for consideration
PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE
Senate Bill No. 2737 SUB A
{LC5881/A/1}
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