Revises provisions relating to employment. (BDR 53-132)
AB 215 prohibits employers from scheduling high school students aged 16 to 18 to work between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. on nights immediately preceding a school day, with exemptions allowed by school districts or juvenile courts for the child's best interest. It also requires the Labor Commissioner to create an online summary of child employment rules and include a QR code linking to it in standard wage and hour information provided to employers. Violating the work time restriction is punishable as a misdemeanor, with penalties including up to six months in jail, a $1,000 fine, or both. This bill directly affects employers of high school students in the specified age group.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Assembly Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Signed Jun 3, 2025
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This bill updates Nevada's child labor laws to align with federal standards and enhance protections for minors. The primary change reduces the maximum weekly work hours for 14 and 15-year-olds from 48 to 40 hours. It also introduces a new prohibition on working between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. before school days for high school students aged 16 to 18, with specific exemptions for lifeguards and performers.
REQUIREMENT
Reduced the maximum allowable weekly work hours for children aged 14 and 15 from 48 hours to 40 hours.
Prohibited children aged 16 to 18 who are high school students from working between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. on nights immediately preceding a school day, with exceptions for lifeguards and theatrical performers.
Required the Labor Commissioner to include the child labor abstract in a QR code or machine-readable barcode on documents provided to employers.
ENFORCEMENT
Authorized school districts and juvenile courts to grant exemptions from the new late-night work restrictions if deemed in the best interest of the child.
Floor votes · Assembly Apr 17, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Jun 3, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
Chapter 238.
executive
May 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment No. 582 concurred in. To enrollment.
upper
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 18, Nays: 3.) To printer.
upper
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 582.)
Reprinting dispensed with.
upper
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
From printer. To committee.
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Prefiled.
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor.
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2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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