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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Sep 2025
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Introduced Sep 26, 2025
Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Introduced
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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Alex Joers
DDemocratic
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Amaad Rivera-Wagner
DDemocratic
P
Angelito Tenorio
DDemocratic
P
Ann Roe
DDemocratic
P
Ben DeSmidt
DDemocratic
P
Brienne Brown
DDemocratic
P
Clint Anderson
DDemocratic
P
Deb Andraca
DDemocratic
P
Francesca Hong
DDemocratic
P
Joan Fitzgerald
DDemocratic
P
Jodi Emerson
DDemocratic
P
Joe Sheehan
DDemocratic
P
Lee Snodgrass
DDemocratic
P
Lisa Subeck
DDemocratic
P
Lori Palmeri
DDemocratic
P
Margaret Arney
DDemocratic
P
Maureen McCarville
DDemocratic
P
Mike Bare
DDemocratic
P
Randy Udell
DDemocratic
P
Shelia Stubbs
DDemocratic
P
Supreme Moore Omokunde
DDemocratic
P
Sylvia Ortiz-Velez
DDemocratic
P
Tara Johnson
DDemocratic
P
Vinnie Miresse
DDemocratic
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