The bill, which passed unanimously out of the House, faced scrutiny on the Senate floor from a handful of Republican legislators. Two senators criticized a provision that would increase the maximum penalty per child labor violation from $1,000 to $10,000.

Sen. Dennis Linthicum, R-Klamath Falls, said a fine in that amount would “crush most small businesses.”

If your small business sucks so bad that it depends on child labor and would STILL be crushed by a $10k fine, it does not deserve to be in business. Full stop.

Also, $10k is too low. Criminal charges need to start being brought.