HB 185, 63rd R.S.
To authorize and provide for recognition of fire and police service employee associations and collective bargaining for firefighters and policemen employed by cities, towns, and other political subdivisions of the state; to provide that firefighters and policemen shall receive compensation and other conditions comparable to private sector employees; to provide for impasse procedures and voluntary mediation; to provide for voluntary arbitration as one alternative to strikes and lockouts for settlement of disputes affecting firefighters and policemen; to prohibit strikes and lockouts of firefighters and policemen; to prescribe standards to govern collective bargaining and arbitration under the Act; providing for adoption of the Act by local option elections; to require compliance with collective bargaining agreements and awards of boards of arbitration under the Act; to provide for judicial enforcement of the Act; to make related provisions designed to effectuate the purposes of the Act; to provide for declaration of policy, liberal construction, definitions of certain terms, severability, and precedence over contrary laws; and declaring an emergency.
| Chamber | Action | Comments | ↓ Date ↑ |
| H | Filed | 01/22/1973 | |
| H | Read first time | 01/25/1973 | |
| H | Referred to Committee on Labor | 01/25/1973 | |
| H | Committee hearing notice posted | 01/26/1973 | |
| H | Considered in public hearing | 01/31/1973 | |
| H | Reported favorably | 01/31/1973 | |
| H | Sent to Calendar Committee | 02/01/1973 | |
| H | Read second time | 02/12/1973 | |
| H | Amendments | 02/13/1973 | |
| H | Amendments | 02/13/1973 | |
| H | Passed to engrossment | 02/13/1973 | |
| H | Reported engrossed | 02/13/1973 | |
| H | Read third time | 02/14/1973 | |
| H | Passed | 02/14/1973 | |
| H | Votes recorded | 02/14/1973 | |
| S | House passage reported | 02/15/1973 | |
| S | Read first time | 02/19/1973 | |
| S | Referred to Committee on Intergovernmental Relations | 02/19/1973 | |
| S | Re-referred to committee | 02/20/1973 | |
| S | Referred to Committee on State Affairs | 02/20/1973 | |
| S | Reported favorably as amended | 03/01/1973 | |
| S | Notice of intent given | 03/13/1973 | |
| S | Rules suspended | 03/14/1973 | |
| S | Read second time | 03/14/1973 | |
| S | Amendments | 03/14/1973 | |
| S | Amendment tabled | 03/14/1973 | |
| S | Vote by which amendment adopted reconsidered | 03/14/1973 | |
| S | Passed to third reading | 03/14/1973 | |
| S | Vote recorded on | 03/14/1973 | |
| S | Referred to Committee on Jurisprudence | 03/14/1973 | |
| S | Notice of intent given | 03/14/1973 | |
| S | Laid before Senate | 03/15/1973 | |
| S | Third reading | 03/15/1973 | |
| S | Amendments | 03/15/1973 | |
| S | Passed | 03/15/1973 | |
| S | Sent to House | 03/15/1973 | |
| H | Returned from the Senate | 03/15/1973 | |
| H | House concurred in Senate amendment(s) | 03/21/1973 | |
| H | Text of Senate amendment(s) | 03/21/1973 | |
| H | Reported enrolled | 03/21/1973 | |
| H | Signed | 03/26/1973 | |
| S | Signed | 03/27/1973 | |
| H | Sent to the Governor | 03/27/1973 | |
| H | Message from the Governor | 04/03/1973 | |
| H | Vote reconsidered | 04/05/1973 | |
| H | Recalled from the Governor | 04/06/1973 | |
| H | House refused to concur in Senate amendments | 04/09/1973 | |
| H | Conference committee requested | 04/09/1973 | |
| H | House conference committee appointed | 04/09/1973 | |
| S | Conference committee requested | 04/09/1973 | |
| H | Senate granted request of House for conference committee | 04/10/1973 | |
| S | Committee appointed | 04/11/1973 | |
| H | Senate conference committee appointed | 04/11/1973 | |
| S | Conference committee report adopted | 04/25/1973 | |
| H | Adoption of conference committee report by Senate reported | 04/25/1973 | |
| H | House adopted conference committee report | 04/30/1973 | |
| H | Reported enrolled | 04/30/1973 | |
| H | Signed | 05/03/1973 | |
| S | Signed | 05/04/1973 | |
| H | Sent to the Governor | 05/04/1973 | |
| H | Signed by the Governor | 05/11/1973 |
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