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Read. Follow. Verify.Connecticut bill directs Labor Commissioner to study job restrictions for 16- and 17-year-olds
Last action · March 6, 2026: Public Hearing 03/10
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What This Bill Proposed
Connecticut lawmakers introduced SB 437, requiring the Labor Commissioner to study job positions currently prohibited for 16- and 17-year-old minors under state and federal law. The commissioner must report findings and legislative recommendations to the General Assembly's labor committee by January 1, 2027.
The measure establishes a formal state review of youth employment barriers, potentially leading to future statutory changes regarding what types of work teenagers may legally perform.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Labor Commissioner
Must conduct a comprehensive study on prohibited employment positions for minors and submit a formal report with recommendations by January 1, 2027.
16- and 17-year-old minors
Subject of a state review regarding the job positions they are legally prohibited from holding.
Key Facts
- The Labor Commissioner must study job positions prohibited for 16- and 17-year-olds under both state and federal law.
- The commissioner must also study positions prohibited under state law alone, excluding federal prohibitions.
- A report containing the study results and legislative recommendations is due by January 1, 2027.
- The report must be submitted to the General Assembly's joint standing committee having cognizance of labor and public employees.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Mar 6, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyPublic Hearing 03/10
- Mar 5, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyCommitteeReferred to Joint Committee on Labor and Public Employees
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 25)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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