Florida SB 918 is the latest bill lawmakers have put forward targeting child labor laws in the state. If passed, it would allow children as young as 14 to work overnight shifts, and allow teens to work overnight jobs during the school week.

But critics say deportations on this scale could mean labor shortages and lead to rising prices. Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis laughs during a Fair-Side Chat at the Iowa State Fair,

Teenagers as young as 14 could soon be allowed to work overnight shifts as part of an effort in the Republican-led Legislature to roll back major aspects of the state’s child labor laws. The proposal — which moved through its first Florida Senate committee Tuesday — comes as Gov.