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H2175 • 2025

An Act relative to a youth training wage

An Act relative to a youth training wage

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Sponsor
Soter, Michael J.
Last action
2026-02-26
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to a youth training wage

An Act relative to a youth training wage By Representatives Soter of Bellingham and Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to a youth training wage By Representatives Soter of Bellingham and Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2175) of Michael J.
  • Soter, Bradley H.
  • Jones, Jr.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-26 House

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  2. 2026-02-26 House

    Rules suspended

  3. 2026-02-26 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  4. 2026-01-29 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  5. 2025-10-08 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 10/08/2025 from 10:00 AM-12:15 PM in B-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  6. 2025-09-25 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/08/2025 from 10:00 AM-5:00 PM in B-1

  7. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Labor and Workforce Development

  8. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to a youth training wage
By Representatives Soter of Bellingham and Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2175) of Michael J. Soter, Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to a youth training wage. Labor and Workforce Development.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2175

Section 1 of chapter 151 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end of the first paragraph the following:-

This section shall not apply to workers under the age of 18 who work 20 hours or less per week and require a work permit, for the first 120 hours of employment with a new employer. Said 120-hour period shall be referred to as a training period. Said workers under the age of 18 who are in the training period shall be subject to a minimum wage no less than $10 per hour.

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