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House Appropriations Committee advances bill to increase Child Labor Act fines over GOP objections
Summary
The House Appropriations Committee voted to re‑report House Bill 118 to the floor after debate in which Republican members said the increased fines would unduly burden small businesses and Democrats supported the measure.
The House Appropriations Committee voted to re‑report House Bill 118 to the floor during its meeting, advancing legislation that would increase fines for violating the Child Labor Act.
The committee’s executive director summarized the bill before debate. The executive director said, “We have House Bill 118, which increases the fines for violating the child labor act.”
Representative Young moved to call up House Bill…
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