WV HB5159 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 20 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-03-04 - Referred to Judiciary
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on February 20 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-03-04 - Referred to Judiciary
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to eliminate the requirement that 14 or 15 year old obtain a work permit; establishing that employer seeking to hire a child 14 or older receive an age certificate from the commission prior to employing the child; providing commissioner the authority to issue age certificates for children ages 14 and over; and providing penalties for a person that issues an age certificate in violation of the article.
Title
Relating generally to child labor.
Sponsors
| Del. Michael Hite [R] | Del. Jimmy Willis [R] | Del. Larry Kump [R] | Del. Jeffrey Stephens [R] |
| Del. Geoff Foster [R] | Del. Evan Worrell [R] |
Roll Calls
2024-02-20 - House - Passed House (Roll No. 235) (Y: 83 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Referred to Judiciary |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Read 1st time |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Immediate consideration |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Reported do pass with amend and title amend but first to Judiciary |
| 2024-02-21 | Senate | To Workforce |
| 2024-02-21 | Senate | To Workforce then Judiciary |
| 2024-02-21 | Senate | Introduced in Senate |
| 2024-02-20 | House | Communicated to Senate |
| 2024-02-20 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 235) |
| 2024-02-20 | House | Read 3rd time |
| 2024-02-20 | House | Amendment adopted (Voice vote) |
| 2024-02-20 | House | Amendment reported by the Clerk |
| 2024-02-20 | House | On 3rd reading, Special Calendar |
| 2024-02-19 | House | Read 2nd time |
| 2024-02-19 | House | On 2nd reading, Special Calendar |
| 2024-02-16 | House | Read 1st time |
| 2024-02-16 | House | On 1st reading, Special Calendar |
| 2024-02-15 | House | By substitute, do pass |
| 2024-02-01 | House | To House Government Organization |
| 2024-02-01 | House | With amendment, do pass, but first to Government Organization |
| 2024-01-25 | House | To House Workforce Development |
| 2024-01-25 | House | Introduced in House |
| 2024-01-25 | House | To Workforce Development then Government Organization |
| 2024-01-25 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB559 (Similar To) 2024-01-25 - To Workforce
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 6 | 10 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 21 | 6 | 3 | Repealed Code | Citation Text |
| 21 | 6 | 4 | Repealed Code | Citation Text |
| 21 | 6 | 5 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 21 | 6 | 8 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 21 | 6 | 8A | Repealed Code | Citation Text |
