Rep. David Friess
Filed: 5/6/2025
 
 
 




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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2327 


2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2327 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

4    "Section 5. The Child Labor Law of 2024 is amended by 
5changing Sections 20 and 40 as follows:

6    (820 ILCS 206/20)
7    Sec. 20. Exemptions. 
8    (a) Nothing in this Act applies to the work of a minor 
9engaged in agricultural pursuits, except that no minor under 
1012 years of age, except members of the farmer's own family who 
11live with the farmer at his principal place of residence, at 
12any time shall be employed, allowed, or permitted to work in 
13any gainful occupation in connection with agriculture, except 
14that any minor of 10 years of age or older shall be permitted 
15to work in a gainful occupation in connection with agriculture 
16during school vacations or outside of school hours.
 
 
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1    (b) Nothing in this Act applies to the work of a minor 
2engaged in the sale and distribution of magazines and 
3newspapers outside of school hours. 
4    (c) Nothing in this Act applies a minor's performance of 
5household chores or babysitting outside of school hours if 
6that work is performed in or about a private residence and not 
7in connection with an established business, trade, or 
8profession of the person employing, allowing, or permitting 
9the minor to perform the activities.
10    (d) Nothing in this Act applies to the work of a minor 13 
11years of age or older in caddying at a golf course.
12    (e) Nothing in this Act applies to a minor 14 or 15 years 
13of age who is, under the direction of the minor's school, 
14participating in work-based learning programs in accordance 
15with the School Code.
16    (f) Nothing in this Act prohibits an employer from 
17employing, allowing, or permitting a minor 12 or 13 years of 
18age to work as an officiant or an assistant instructor of youth 
19sports activities for a not-for-profit youth club, park 
20district, or municipal parks and recreation department if the 
21employer obtains certification as provided for in Section 55 
22and:
23        (1) the parent or guardian of the minor who is working 
24 as an officiant or an assistant instructor, or an adult 
25 designated by the parent or guardian, shall be present at 
26 the youth sports activity while the minor is working;
 
 
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1        (2) the minor may work as an officiant or an assistant 
2 instructor for a maximum of 3 hours per day on school days 
3 and a maximum of 4 hours per day on non-school days;
4        (3) the minor shall not exceed 10 hours of officiating 
5 and working as assistant instructor in any week;
6        (4) the minor shall not work later than 9:00 p.m. on 
7 any day of the week; and
8        (5) the participants in the youth sports activity are 
9 at least 3 years younger than the minor unless an 
10 individual 16 years of age or older is officiating or 
11 instructing the same youth sports activity with the minor.
12    The failure to satisfy the requirements of this subsection 
13may result in the revocation of the minor's employment 
14certificate.
15    (g) Nothing in this Act applies to the work of a minor 14 
16years of age or older working as a scorer at the World Shooting 
17and Recreational Complex on the dates of the U.S. Open and the 
18Grand American World Trapshooting Championships if the minor 
19is located, during those competitions, at least 15 feet behind 
20the firing line of the trap shooters participating in the 
21competitions.
22(Source: P.A. 103-721, eff. 1-1-25.)

23    (820 ILCS 206/40)
24    Sec. 40. Restrictions on employment of minors. 
25    (a) No person shall employ, allow, or permit a minor to 
 
 
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1work: 
2        (1) in any mechanic's garage, including garage pits, 
3 repairing cars, trucks, or other vehicles or using garage 
4 lifting racks;
5        (2) in the oiling, cleaning, or wiping of machinery or 
6 shafting;
7        (3) in or about any mine or quarry;
8        (4) in stone cutting or polishing;
9        (5) in any factory work;
10        (6) in or about any plant manufacturing explosives or 
11 articles containing explosive components, or in the use or 
12 transportation of same;
13        (7) in or about plants manufacturing iron or steel, 
14 ore reduction works, smelters, foundries, forging shops, 
15 hot rolling mills or any other place in which the heating, 
16 melting, or heat treatment of metals is carried on;
17        (8) in the operation of machinery used in the cold 
18 rolling of heavy metal stock, or in the operation of 
19 power-driven punching, shearing, stamping, or metal plate 
20 bending machines;
21        (9) in or about logging, sawmills or lath, shingle, or 
22 cooperage-stock mills;
23        (10) in the operation of power-driven woodworking 
24 machines, or off-bearing from circular saws;
25        (11) in the operation and repair of freight elevators 
26 or hoisting machines and cranes;
 
 
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1        (12) in spray painting;
2        (13) in occupations involving exposure to lead or its 
3 compounds;
4        (14) in occupations involving exposure to acids, dyes, 
5 chemicals, dust, gases, vapors, or fumes that are known or 
6 suspected to be dangerous to humans;
7        (15) in any occupation subject to the Amusement Ride 
8 and Attraction Safety Act;
9        (16) in oil refineries, gasoline blending plants, or 
10 pumping stations on oil transmission lines;
11        (17) in the operation of laundry, dry cleaning, or 
12 dyeing machinery;
13        (18) in occupations involving exposure to radioactive 
14 substances;
15        (19) in or about any filling station or service 
16 station, except that this prohibition does not extend to 
17 employment within attached convenience stores, food 
18 service, or retail establishments;
19        (20) in construction work, including demolition and 
20 repair;
21        (21) in any energy generation or transmission service;
22        (22) in public and private utilities and related 
23 services;
24        (23) in operations in or in connection with 
25 slaughtering, meat packing, poultry processing, and fish 
26 and seafood processing;
 
 
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1        (24) in operations which involve working on an 
2 elevated surface, with or without use of equipment, 
3 including, but not limited to, ladders and scaffolds;
4        (25) in security positions or any occupations that 
5 require the use or carrying of a firearm or other weapon;
6        (26) in occupations which involve the handling or 
7 storage of human blood, human blood products, human body 
8 fluids, or human body tissues;
9        (27) in any mill, cannery, factory, workshop, or coal, 
10 brick, or lumber yard;
11        (28) any occupation which is prohibited for minors 
12 under federal law; or
13        (29) in any other occupation or working condition 
14 determined by the Director to be hazardous.
15    (b) No person shall employ, allow, or permit a minor to 
16work at:
17        (1) any cannabis business establishment subject to the 
18 Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act or Compassionate Use of 
19 Medical Cannabis Program Act;
20        (2) any establishment subject to the Live Adult 
21 Entertainment Facility Surcharge Act;
22        (3) any firearm range or gun range used for 
23 discharging a firearm in a sporting event, for practice or 
24 instruction in the use of a firearm, or the testing of a 
25 firearm, except for a scorer age 14 years or older at the 
26 World Shooting and Recreational Complex on the dates of 
 
 
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1 the U.S. Open and the Grand American World Trapshooting 
2 Championship who is located, during those competitions, at 
3 least 15 feet behind the firing line of the trap shooters 
4 participating in the competitions;
5        (4) any establishment in which items containing 
6 alcohol for consumption are manufactured, distilled, 
7 brewed, or bottled;
8        (5) any establishment where the primary activity is 
9 the sale of alcohol or tobacco;
10        (6) an establishment operated by any holder of an 
11 owners license subject to the Illinois Gambling Act; or
12        (7) any other establishment which State or federal law 
13 prohibits minors from entering or patronizing.
14    (c) An employer shall not allow minors to draw, mix, pour, 
15or serve any item containing alcohol or otherwise handle any 
16open containers of alcohol. An employer shall make reasonable 
17efforts to ensure that minors are unable to access alcohol.
18    (d) An employer may allow minors aged 14 and 15 to work in 
19retail stores, except that an employer shall not allow minors 
20to handle or be able to access any goods or products which are 
21illegal for minors to purchase or possess.
22    (e) No person shall employ, allow, or permit an unlicensed 
23minor to perform work in the practice of barber, cosmetology, 
24esthetics, hair braiding, and nail technology services 
25requiring a license under the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, 
26Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985, except for 
 
 
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1students enrolled in a school and performing barber, 
2cosmetology, esthetics, hair braiding, and nail technology 
3services in accordance with that Act and rules adopted under 
4that Act.
5    (f) A person may employ, allow, or permit a minor to 
6perform office or administrative support work that does not 
7expose the minor to the work prohibited in this Section.
8(Source: P.A. 103-721, eff. 1-1-25.)".