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Sponsor Testimony on Senate Bill 50 — Commerce and Labor Committee (June 11, 2025)

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Sponsor testimony on Senate Bill 50 dated Wednesday, June 11, 2025, to the House of Representatives Commerce and Labor Committee, on a letterhead naming Tim Schaffer, 20th District. The testimony states that Senate Bill 50 enshrines into Ohio law a change urged in Senate Concurrent Resolution 3, under which 14- and 15-year-olds could work until 9 PM year-round with parental consent and no increase in total hours. It states that Ohio would join 13 states that currently have this policy. It states that the bill ensures the allowed working hours are listed on the work permit.

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                  Ohio Senate             Committees and Special Appointments:
                  Senate Building         Agriculture & Natural Resources, Chair
                  Room 137, First Floor   Armed Services, Veterans Affairs, and Public Safety
                  Columbus, Ohio 43215    Emergency Response Commission
                  (614) 466-8076          Energy
                  sd20@ohiosenate.gov     Ohio Expositions Commission
Tim Schaffer                              Rules and Reference
20th District                             Transportation, Vice Chair
                                          Ways and Means



         House of Representatives Commerce and Labor Committee
                   Senate Bill 50 — Sponsor Testimony
                        Wednesday, June 11, 2025

 Chairman Johnson, Vice Chair Lear, Ranking Member McNally, and
 members of the House of Representatives Commerce and Labor
 Committee, thank you for the opportunity to present sponsor testimony on
 Senate Bill 50.

 I have already spoken about Senate Concurrent Resolution 3, which urges
 Congress to expand the range of time that 14- and 15-year-olds can work
 until 9 PM year-round in Ohio with their parents’ consent with no increase
 in total hours. Senate Bill 50 enshrines this change into Ohio law and Ohio
 would join 13 states that currently have this policy in place.
 As I mentioned previously, this legislation states clearly that if a 14- or 15-
 year-old wishes to work until 9 PM during the school year, he or she must
 have the approval of their parent or legal guardian and a school
 administrator.

 This bill does not propose expanding the total hours the 14- & 15-year-olds
 can work--18 in a week is current law--nor does it change the maximum
 hours he or she can work in a day--3 hours only.

 Additionally, this bill ensures that the allowed working hours are listed on
 the 14- or 15-year old’s work permit. Other than that change, this is
 precisely the same bill as Senate Bill 251, which passed unanimously out
 of the Senate in the 134th General Assembly when Senator Maharath and I
 joint sponsored it and currently has the same language as Senate Bill 30,
 which was passed by the Senate in 135th General Assembly.
This bill also has the support of the NFIB – Ohio, the Ohio Restaurant and
Hospitality Alliance, American for Prosperity – Ohio, Greater Ohio
Showmen’s Association, and the Pickerington Area Chamber of Commerce
Thank you once again Chairman Johnson and members of the committee
for the opportunity to present this legislation to you today. I will be glad to
answer any questions at this time.

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