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A 7841: Relates to ratifying the proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the labor of persons under eighteen years of age.
What A 7841 does, verified January 10, 2026
The proposed amendment to the US Constitution aims to give Congress the power to limit, regulate, and prohibit the labor of persons under 18 years of age. This power would override state laws, but only to the extent necessary to implement federal legislation. The amendment would require the approval of three-fourths of the states to become part of the US Constitution.
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Last action: to attorney-general for opinion (2026-01-08)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7841
- What is the current status of A 7841?
- As of January 10, 2026, A 7841 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 8, 2026, was "to attorney-general for opinion".
- Did A 7841 pass?
- Not yet. A 7841 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7841, and where is it now?
- A 7841 was authored by Asm. Charles Lavine.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 08, 2026 | to attorney-general for opinion |
| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to judiciary |
| Apr. 17, 2025 | to attorney-general for opinion |
| Apr. 11, 2025 | referred to judiciary |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 11, 2025 · 307 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7841 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 11, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY ratifying the proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the labor of persons under eighteen years of age 1 WHEREAS, at the first session of the sixty-eighth Congress it was 2 resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States 3 of America in Congress Assembled (two-thirds of each house concurring 4 therein), that the following article be proposed as an amendment to the 5 Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents 6 and purposes as a part of the said Constitution when ratified by the 7 Legislatures of three-fourths of the several states, viz.: 8 ARTICLE 9 Section 1. The Congress shall have the power to limit, regulate, and 10 prohibit the labor of persons under eighteen years of age. 11 Section 2. The power of the several States is unimpaired by this arti- 12 cle except that the operation of State laws shall be suspended to the 13 extent necessary to give effect to legislation enacted by the Congress. 14 Now, therefore, be it 15 RESOLVED, That the legislature of the State of New York does hereby 16 ratify the above recited proposed amendment to the Constitution of the 17 United States; and be it further, 18 RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be requested to transmit a 19 certified copy of this concurrent resolution to the Administrator of 20 General Services of the United States of America. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD89091-01-5
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