SHB 1121 — Concerning restrictions on the working conditions and hours of sixteen- and seventeen-year olds.

What this bill does

Requires the Department of Labor and Industries to allow a 16- or 17-year old to work the same number and frequency of hours during the school year as would be permitted during school vacations or holidays ("nonschool week hours") if the minor is enrolled in a career and technical education program and the work is performed for an employer approved by the program.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 10, 2025
  95 yea · 0 nay · 3 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 9, 2025
  44 yea · 5 nay

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