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LD618 • 2025

An Act to Allow Minors Under 16 Years of Age to Work Until 9 p.m. During the School Year and Until 10 p.m. During Summer Vacation

An Act to Allow Minors Under 16 Years of Age to Work Until 9 p.m. During the School Year and Until 10 p.m. During Summer Vacation

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Sponsor
Representative David Boyer
Last action
2025-05-14
Official status
Reports Read On motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED . in concurrence PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) Roll Call Number 163 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
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Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Allow Minors Under 16 Years of Age to Work Until 9 p.m. During the School Year and Until 10 p.m. During Summer Vacation

An Act to Allow Minors Under 16 Years of Age to Work Until 9 p.m.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Allow Minors Under 16 Years of Age to Work Until 9 p.m.
  • During the School Year and Until 10 p.m.
  • During Summer Vacation Sponsor: Representative David Boyer Reference committee: Labor Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-14 Senate

    Reports Read On motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED . in concurrence PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) Roll Call Number 163 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0

  2. 2025-05-13 House

    Reports READ . On motion of Representative ROEDER of Bangor, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2025-05-09 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP/OTP

  4. 2025-03-25 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-03-25 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  6. 2025-02-20 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Labor.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Allow Minors Under 16 Years of Age to Work Until 9 p.m. During the School Year and Until 10 p.m. During Summer Vacation
Sponsor:
Representative David Boyer
Reference committee:
Labor
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP/OTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 618
H.P. 386 House of Representatives, February 25, 2025
An Act to Allow Minors Under 16 Years of Age to Work Until 9
p.m. During the School Year and Until 10 p.m. During Summer
Vacation
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 20, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
Labor pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative BOYER of Poland.
Cosponsored by Senator HARRINGTON of York and
Representatives: BISHOP of Bucksport, CHAPMAN of Auburn, FOLEY of Wells, MASON
of Lisbon, MCINTYRE of Lowell, PERKINS of Dover-Foxcroft, SIMMONS of Waldoboro,
WHITE of Ellsworth.

Page 1 - 132LR1656(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §774, sub-§2, ¶F, as amended by PL 1993, c. 434, §4, is further
3 amended to read:
4 F. Between the hours of 7 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. except during summer vacation, when that
5 minor may not work between the hours of 9 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.
6SUMMARY
7 This bill allows minors under 16 years of age to work until 9 p.m. during the school
8 year and until 10 p.m. during summer vacation.
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