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HB 379 · 2025 · House · Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services Committee

Youth work hour restrictions during school

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relative to youth employment during the school year and at night.

Clarifies the number of hours a minor may work while school is in session and limits the evening hours minors may work during the school year.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 20, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill clarifies the number of hours a minor is permitted to work when school is in session and limits the evening hours a minor is permitted to work when school is in session.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as introduced. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“In addition to the provisions of RSA 276-A:4, during the months in which school is in session, no youth shall be permitted to work later than 9:00 p.m. on Sunday through Thursday, or later than 11:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.”
RSA 276-A:13-a

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Michael CahillDPrime

Public testimony

19 signed in online

100% support0% oppose0% neutral

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Feb 18, 2025HouseCommittee report· regular calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate11–9
    Overall
    55% yea
  • Mar 20, 2025HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 11, 2025Public hearingHouse Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services5:18:26–5:23:305m 4slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Feb 18, 2025Public hearingHouse Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services3:23:50–3:26:042m 14slocated in the stream transcriptMajority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate — roll call; Executive Session
  • Mar 20, 2025Floor debateHouse floor6:26:50–6:32:405m 50slocated in the stream transcriptInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

  1. Jan 8, 2025HouseIntroduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services HJ 2 P. 17
  2. Feb 11, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 02/11/2025 03:15 pm LOB 307
  3. Feb 18, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 02/18/2025 01:00 pm LOB 307
  4. Feb 18, 2025HouseMajority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/18/2025 (Vote 11-9; RC)
  5. Feb 21, 2025HouseMinority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0450h
  6. Mar 20, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 76

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.