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MA H1986
Bill
Status
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Amy Sangiolo
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AI Summary
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Massachusetts General Court would ratify the Child Labor Amendment proposed by Congress in 1924, which grants Congress power to limit, regulate, and prohibit labor of persons under 18 years of age
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The 1924 amendment (House Joint Resolution 184) remains pending as Congress set no ratification deadline; ten additional states are needed to add it to the U.S. Constitution
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Massachusetts voters rejected ratification of this amendment via ballot measure in February 1925; this resolution seeks to reverse that decision 100 years later
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State laws would remain in effect except where suspended to give effect to federal child labor legislation enacted under the amendment
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Secretary of the Commonwealth would forward certified copies to federal officials, Massachusetts congressional delegation, and legislatures of states that have not yet ratified
Legislative Description
Resolutions providing for the ratification of the child labor amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America
Last Action
Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order
10/20/2025