Amendment #13 to H4644

Preventing Child Labor Exploitation and Trafficking

Mr. Hendricks of New Bedford moves to amend the bill, as amended, by inserting after Section 49, the following new sections:

SECTION 50. Section 1 of chapter 149 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “tenement house workrooms,” the following words:- seafood packing or processing facilities,

SECTION 51. Section 56 of said chapter 149 is hereby amended by inserting after the words “any hospital in a nonprofessional capacity,” the following words:- any seafood packing or processing facility,

SECTION 52. Said section 56 is hereby amended by striking the following words:- but, except in the work of fish processing when necessary in the judgment of the attorney general, and then only during the months of June, July, August, September and October, shall not exceed fifty-two

SECTION 53. Section 60 of said chapter 149 is hereby amended by inserting after the words “or mechanical establishment,” the following words:- , or in any seafood packing or processing facility.

SECTION 54. Section 62 of said chapter 149 is hereby amended by inserting after the words "(16) in any job or occupation requiring the possession or use of a firearm," the following words:- (17) or in any seafood packing or processing facility.

SECTION 55. Section 78 of said chapter 149 is hereby amended by striking the figure “$500” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $20,000

SECTION 56. Said section 78 of chapter 149 is hereby amended by striking the figure “$5,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $100,000

SECTION 57. Said section 78 of chapter 149 is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following sentence:- The penalty provided for in this section shall be in addition to and may be imposed concurrently with any other remedy or penalty provided for in this chapter.

SECTION 58. Said section 78A of said chapter 149 is hereby amended in subsection (a) by striking the figures “$250,” “$500,” and “$2,500,” respectively, and inserting in place thereof the following figures:- “$20,000,” “$50,000,” and “$100,000,”.

SECTION 59. Said section 78A of chapter 149 is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following subsection:- (e) The penalty provided for in this section shall be in addition to and may be imposed concurrently with any other remedy or penalty provided for in this chapter.

SECTION 60. Section 79 of said chapter 149 is hereby amended by striking the words “twenty-five nor more than two hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than two months, or both” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- $20,000 nor more than $100,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or both

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #13 to H4644

Preventing Child Labor Exploitation and Trafficking