THE SENATE S.B. NO. 397 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to child labor law. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII: THE SENATE S.B. NO. 397 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 STATE OF HAWAII THE SENATE S.B. NO. 397 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to child labor law. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Section 390-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending the definition of "employer" to read as follows: ""Employer" includes any individual, partnership, association, joint stock company, trust, corporation, the personal representative of the estate of a deceased individual or the receiver, trustee, or successor of any of the same, employing any person[, but shall not include the State or any political subdivision thereof or the United States]." SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________ SECTION 1. Section 390-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending the definition of "employer" to read as follows: ""Employer" includes any individual, partnership, association, joint stock company, trust, corporation, the personal representative of the estate of a deceased individual or the receiver, trustee, or successor of any of the same, employing any person[, but shall not include the State or any political subdivision thereof or the United States]." SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________ INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________ Report Title: Child Labor Law; Exemption; State of Hawaii; Political Subdivisions; United States Description: Removes the exemption of the State, its political subdivisions, and the United States from the Child Labor Law. The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent. Report Title: Child Labor Law; Exemption; State of Hawaii; Political Subdivisions; United States Description: Removes the exemption of the State, its political subdivisions, and the United States from the Child Labor Law. The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.