AN ACT relating to employment of minors.
Summary
Amend KRS 339.230 to prohibit the Department of Workplace Standards from promulgating regulations on child labor that are more restrictive than those promulgated by the United States Secretary of Labor.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2024
Last action Mar 27, 2024
Floor votes · House Feb 22, 2024
How they voted
60–36
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 98
Feb 22, 2024
D
Democratic20
95% Nay
R
Republican78
76% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
3
Committee
6
Amendments
4
Mar 27, 2024
Introduced
floor amendment (5-title) filed
lower
Mar 27, 2024
Introduced
floor amendments (3) and (4) filed
lower
Mar 27, 2024
Introduced
floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
lower
Mar 26, 2024
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed
lower
Mar 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Committee
to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
upper
Feb 23, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 60-36 with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Committee
to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
lower
Jan 16, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 16, 2024
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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