A 8821: Exempts minors twelve or thirteen years of age from prohibitions on employment of minors when employed as a referee or umpire for youth sports games played by children under twelve years of age.
What A 8821 does, verified January 9, 2026
The proposed law aims to permit the employment of youth referees and umpires in local sports games. A minor aged 12 or 13 can work as a referee or umpire for games involving children under 12 years old. The minor must be supervised by an on-site official and does not need attendance at an educational institution. The law will take effect immediately.
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Last action: referred to labor (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8821
- What is the current status of A 8821?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 8821 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 7, 2026, was "referred to labor".
- Did A 8821 pass?
- Not yet. A 8821 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 8821, and where is it now?
- A 8821 was authored by Asm. Carrie Woerner. Its committee of record is Assembly Labor. It is filed under Labor, alongside 46 other New York Labor bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to labor |
| Jun. 09, 2025 | referred to labor |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, June 9, 2025 · 180 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8821 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY June 9, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to permitting the employment of youth referees and umpires The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 130 of the labor law is amended by 2 adding a new paragraph i to read as follows: 3 i. A minor twelve or thirteen years of age as a referee or umpire for 4 local youth sports games played by children under twelve years of age 5 and supervised by an on-site local youth sports official, when attend- 6 ance upon instruction is not required by the education law. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11979-04-5
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