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HB356

Child labor; employment of children on tobacco farms, civil penalty.

Status:
Killed

Chief Patron:
Alfonso Lopez (D)

Session:
2020 Regular Session

Summary

As Introduced. Child labor; tobacco farms; civil penalty.

Prohibits any person from employing a child under the age of 18 to work in direct contact with tobacco plants or dried tobacco leaves unless (i) the owner of the farm or other location at which such work is conducted is the child's parent, grandparent, or legal guardian or (ii) the child's parent or legal guardian has consented in writing to such employment. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/01/2020 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101636D
  • 01/01/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
  • 01/14/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB356)
  • 01/15/2020 - House: Referred from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
  • 01/15/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
  • 01/16/2020 - House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
  • 01/28/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
  • 01/28/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
  • 01/30/2020 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (14-Y 8-N)
  • 01/30/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
  • 01/31/2020 - House: Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
  • 02/05/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)
  • 02/11/2020 - House: Left in Appropriations

Full text and vote history:

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