Connecticut SB 437: AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF MINORS AT LEAST SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE IN THE WORKPLACE.

Bill Text

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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 437
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 2755

Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES

Introduced by:
(LAB)

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF MINORS AT LEAST SIXTEEN
YEARS OF AGE IN THE WORKPLACE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. (Effective from passage) The Labor Commissioner shall study 1
positions that minors who are sixteen and seventeen years of age are 2
currently prohibited from being employed (1) under state or federal law, 3
and (2) under state law, but not federal law. Not later than January 1, 4
2027, the commissioner shall submit the results of such study along with 5
any recommendations for legislation, in accordance with the provisions 6
of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committee 7
of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to labor 8
and public employees. 9
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 from passage New section

Raised Bill No. 437

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Statement of Purpose:
To require the Labor Commissioner to study positions that minors who
are sixteen and seventeen years of age are currently prohibited from
holding under state and federal law.

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