Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H1986 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2690 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
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4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Amy Mah Sangiolo, (BY REQUEST)
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10	10	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
11	11	Court assembled:
12	12	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying
13	13	resolution:
14	14	Resolutions Providing for the Ratification of the Child Labor Amendment to the Constitution of
15	15	the United States of America.
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17	17	PETITION OF:
18	18	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Alexander Jablon1/16/2025 1 of 2
19	19	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2690 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
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22	22	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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24	24	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
25	25	(2025-2026)
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27	27	Resolutions Providing for the Ratification of the Child Labor Amendment to the Constitution of
28	28	the United States of America.
29	29	1 WHEREAS, in 1924, the Sixty-eighth Congress of the United States of America, at its
30	30	2first session, passed House Joint Resolution 184 in both houses, by a constitutional majority of
31	31	3two-thirds of each house, that the following article should be proposed as an amendment to the
32	32	4Constitution of the United States: Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
33	33	5United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein),
34	34	6that the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States,
35	35	7which, when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several states, shall be valid to all
36	36	8intents and purposes as a part of the Constitution:
37	37	9 "ARTICLE ____
38	38	10 Section 1. The Congress shall have power to limit, regulate and prohibit the labor of
39	39	11persons under eighteen years of age.
40	40	12 Sec. 2. The power of the several States is unimpaired by this article except that the
41	41	13operation of State laws shall be suspended to the extent necessary to give effect to legislation
42	42	14enacted by the Congress."; and 2 of 2
43	43	15 WHEREAS, the proposal for the constitutional amendment is still outstanding since
44	44	16Congress did not set a time limit for ratification, and ratification by ten more states is required to
45	45	17add the amendment proposed by House Joint Resolution 184 to the United States Constitution;
46	46	18and
47	47	19 WHEREAS, in February of 1925, the voters of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
48	48	20rejected ratification of House Joint Resolution 184 via ballot measure; and
49	49	21 WHEREAS, the current General Court desires to correct the mistake of its rejection 100
50	50	22years ago; and
51	51	23 WHEREAS, Regulating the labor of persons under the age of 18 years is necessary to
52	52	24protect their health, welfare, and ability to obtain a quality education;
53	53	25 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE GENERAL COURT OF THE
54	54	26COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, that said proposed amendment to the
55	55	27Constitution of the United States is hereby ratified; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the
56	56	28Secretary of the Commonwealth forward certified copies of this resolution to the Archivist of the
57	57	29United States, President of the United States, the President, President Pro Tempore and clerk of
58	58	30the United States Senate, the Speaker and clerk of the United States House of Representatives,
59	59	31each member of the Massachusetts congressional delegation and the clerks and presiding officers
60	60	32of each house of the legislatures in states that have not yet ratified this amendment on the date of
61	61	33adoption of this resolution by the General Court.