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S 5424: 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 S 5424 does, verified January 9, 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. The operation of state laws will be suspended to the extent necessary to give effect to legislation enacted by Congress. This amendment will be ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states, and once ratified, it will be considered a part of the US Constitution.
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Last action: TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION (2026-01-08)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5424
- What is the current status of S 5424?
- As of January 9, 2026, S 5424 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 S 5424 pass?
- Not yet. S 5424 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 5424, and where is it now?
- S 5424 was authored by Sen. James Skoufis.
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| Jan. 08, 2026 | TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION |
| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO JUDICIARY |
| Mar. 04, 2025 | TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION |
| Feb. 21, 2025 | REFERRED TO JUDICIARY |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 21, 2025 · 312 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5424 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 21, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed 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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