THE SENATE
S.B. NO.
397
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to child labor law.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 390-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending the definition of "employer" to read as follows:
""Employer" includes any individual, partnership, association, joint stock company, trust, corporation, the personal representative of the estate of a deceased individual or the receiver, trustee, or successor of any of the same, employing any person[[Struck through: , but shall not include the State or any political subdivision thereof or the United States]]."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
INTRODUCED BY:
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Report Title:
Child Labor Law; Exemption; State of Hawaii; Political Subdivisions; United States
Description:
Removes the exemption of the State, its political subdivisions, and the United States from the Child Labor Law.
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