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BILL · 1995–96 SESSION

SB 5117: Minors' working hours

Limiting working hours of minors.

Summary

  • Declares an intent that restrictions on work hours of minors be established only by the legislature, and no agency may adopt rules further restricting the work hours of minors. Provides that minors may not be employed more than eight hours a day, forty hours a week during the school year, or more than six days per week.

From the Bill Digest (SB 5117), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 11, 1995
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
James West (R-6)
Introduced
January 11, 1995 in the Senate
Last action
January 8, 1996

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: James West (R-6)

24 co-sponsors (6 Democrats, 18 Republicans)

Alex Deccio R-14Ann Anderson R-42Marilyn Rasmussen D-2Emilio Cantu R-41Bob Oke R-26Bob McCaslin R-4Pam Roach R-31Eugene Prince R-9Ray Schow R-30John Moyer R-3Dan Swecker R-20Harold Hochstatter R-13Stephen Johnson R-47Jeanine Long R-44Bill Finkbeiner R-45Hal Palmer R-18Bob Morton R-7George Sellar R-12Irv Newhouse R-15Mary Margaret Haugen D-10Valoria Loveland D-16Brad Owen D-35Albert Bauer D-49Jim Hargrove D-24

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

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SB 5117 in other sessions

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