Assembly Bill 483
The employment of minors 12 years of age or older by nonprofit organizations in and around the homes of elderly persons and persons with disabilities to perform snow shoveling, lawn mowing, leaf raking, and other similar work usual to those homes
Topics: Child labor, Organization, Miscellaneous, Persons with disabilities, Senior citizen
Passed the Assembly, then stopped
The Assembly passed it on Oct 29, 2009, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to . To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Oct 9, 2009
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Oct 29, 2009
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to concur in pursuant to ”
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Second chamber's vote
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Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under the current child labor laws, subject to certain exceptions, a minor under 14 years of age may not be permitted to work at any gainful occupation and a minor who is permitted to work must first obtain a permit authorizing the employment of the minor (work permit). One of those exceptions permits a minor 12 years of age or over to be employed without a work permit in and around a home in work usual to the home of the employer, if the work is not in connection with or a part of the business, trade, or profession of the employer and the type of employment is not specifically prohibited by the child labor laws or by an order of the Department of Workforce Development (DWD).
Currently, the child labor laws prohibit a minor from working at any hazardous occupation; from working for such hours of the day or week, for such days of the week, or during such hours of the day as may be dangerous or prejudicial to the life, health, safety, or welfare of the minor; and from working during the hours that the minor is required to attend school. To enforce those prohibitions, DWD has promulgated rules classifying certain occupations as hazardous employment for minors, fixing the maximum hours per day and per week and the maximum days per week that a minor may work, and prohibiting minors from working before and after certain times of day.
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This bill permits a minor to be employed without a work permit by a nonprofit organization in and around the home of an elderly person or a person with a disability to perform snow shoveling, lawn mowing, leaf raking, or other similar work usual to the home of the elderly person or person with a disability, if the work is not in connection with or a part of the business, trade, or profession of that person; the type of employment is not specifically prohibited by the child labor laws or by an order of DWD; the minor is paid the applicable state or federal minimum wage, whichever is greater, for the work; and the minor's parent or guardian provides the nonprofit organization with his or her written consent for the minor to perform the work.
Who's behind it
Christine Sinicki, a Democrat, is its .
1 more lawmaker .
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Author (1)
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Jeffrey Plale · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Labor vote on an amendment
Passed, 9 to 0 · Oct 27, 2009
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Labor, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Nov 3, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs.
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Oct 29, 2009
The Senate received it.
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Oct 29, 2009
The Assembly passed it.
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Oct 29, 2009
The Assembly adopted it.
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Oct 27, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 27, 2009
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 0.
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Oct 15, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 14, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 9, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Labor.
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Oct 9, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Oct 9, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representative Sinicki;Cosponsored by Senator Plale
- Oct 9, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Labor
- Oct 14, 2009 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Oct 15, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 20, 2009 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Oct 20, 2009 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 offered by committee on Labor
- Oct 27, 2009 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Labor, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- Oct 27, 2009 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Labor, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- Oct 27, 2009 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Oct 27, 2009 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 10-29-2009 by committee on Rules
- Oct 29, 2009 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Oct 29, 2009 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 adopted
- Oct 29, 2009 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 29, 2009 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Oct 29, 2009 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Oct 29, 2009 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 29, 2009 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Nov 3, 2009 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs
- Apr 28, 2010 · Senate
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote