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FISCAL NOTE
Senate Bill 119
Committee: Judiciary Sponsor: Senator Robert Stewart
Analyst: Jennifer Farish Date: 03/04/2024
Senate Bill 119 as introduced would increase civil penalties that the Department of Labor is
authorized to impose on employer’s violating various child labor laws from (1) $300 to $1,000
for violating certain statutory provisions; and (2) $1,000 up to $5,000, currently, to $5,000 up to
$10,000, for violating certain other statutory provisions. This could increase revenues to the
State General Fund by an undetermined amount dependent upon: (1) the amount of the civil
penalty assessed by the Department; (2) the number of violations committed by employers; and
(3) the type of violation committed by the employer.
The provisions of this bill could also increase receipts to the State General Fund from fines;
increase receipts to the State General Fund, county general funds and other funds to which court
costs are deposited; and could increase the obligations of the State General Fund, district
attorneys, the Bureau of Pardons and Paroles, the Department of Corrections, and community
corrections programs by an undetermined amount dependent upon the number of persons
charged with and convicted of the offenses provided by the bill and the penalties imposed.