AB 465 Wisconsin Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: permits authorizing the employment of minors. (FE)

AB 465 revises state law to require permits for most employment of minors under 16 years old, with specific exemptions for home-based work not tied to the employer's business, nonprofit work for elderly or disabled individuals (e.g., snow shoveling), and election inspector roles. Employers must obtain and maintain these permits, and failure to produce them during inspections is considered evidence of unlawful employment. The bill also prohibits advertising for minor employment during school hours without stating the required minimum age and bans soliciting minors to leave school for work. Additionally, it removes an exception allowing minors to work during school hours with a permit, making such employment illegal.
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Introduced Sep 26, 2025 Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Introduced by Representatives Fitzgerald, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Brown, DeSmidt, Emerson, Hong, Joers, Johnson, McCarville, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sheehan, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio and Udell; cosponsored by Senators Smith, Carpenter, Hesselbein, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Wall, Wirch and Dassler-Alfheim
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