Illinois SB 2703: CHILD LABOR-FAMILY BUSINESS

Status: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant (as of 2026-05-14)

State: Illinois · Session: 104th · Bill: SB 2703

Sponsors: Jil Tracy, Andrew S. Chesney, Dale Fowler, Dave Syverson, Donald P. DeWitte, Jason Plummer, John F. Curran, Neil Anderson, Terri Bryant

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 
State of Illinois 
2025 and 2026
SB2703

Introduced 10/14/2025, by Sen. Jil Tracy 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

820 ILCS 206/20

 Amends the Child Labor Law of 2024. Provides that nothing in the Act prohibits a minor's parent or legal guardian from employing the minor outside of school hours at a business in which the minor's parent or legal guardian has at least 51% ownership and that employs no more than 50 employees.

LRB104 15573 SPS 28739 b

A BILL FOR

SB2703LRB104 15573 SPS 28739 b

1 AN ACT concerning employment.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 

3represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The Child Labor Law of 2024 is amended by 

5changing Section 20 as follows:

6 (820 ILCS 206/20)

7 Sec. 20. Exemptions. 

8 (a) Nothing in this Act applies to the work of a minor 

9engaged in agricultural pursuits, except that no minor under 

1012 years of age, except members of the farmer's own family who 

11live with the farmer at his principal place of residence, at 

12any time shall be employed, allowed, or permitted to work in 

13any gainful occupation in connection with agriculture, except 

14that any minor of 10 years of age or older shall be permitted 

15to work in a gainful occupation in connection with agriculture 

16during school vacations or outside of school hours.

17 (b) Nothing in this Act applies to the work of a minor 

18engaged in the sale and distribution of magazines and 

19newspapers outside of school hours. 

20 (c) Nothing in this Act applies a minor's performance of 

21household chores or babysitting outside of school hours if 

22that work is performed in or about a private residence and not 

23in connection with an established business, trade, or

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