New York S 6228: Establishes the New York state lead-safe renovation, repair and painting act

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S06228 Summary:

BILL NOS06228 

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SAME ASSAME AS A02749

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SPONSORBAILEY

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COSPNSRKAVANAGH, SALAZAR, SKOUFIS

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 31-A §§925 - 928, Lab L; amd §381, Exec L

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Establishes the "New York state lead-safe renovation, repair and painting act"; establishes standards for lead-safe renovation, repair and painting of residential properties; requires documentation of compliance with such standards.

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BILL NOS06228 

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03/06/2025REFERRED TO LABOR

01/07/2026REFERRED TO LABOR

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6228

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 6, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor

 AN ACT to amend the labor law and the executive law, in relation to
 establishing the "New York state lead-safe renovation, repair and
 painting act"

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new article 31-A to
 2 read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 31-A
 4 NEW YORK STATE LEAD-SAFE
 5 RENOVATION, REPAIR AND PAINTING ACT
 6 Section 925. Short title.
 7 926. Legislative findings.
 8 927. Definitions.
 9 928. Residential property renovation.
 10 § 925. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as
 11 the "New York state lead-safe renovation, repair and painting act".
 12 § 926. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds and declares
 13 that lead poisoning of children persists as one of the most prevalent
 14 and preventable environmental diseases in New York. Nearly one hundred
 15 thousand children were newly identified with levels of lead in their
 16 blood at five micrograms per deciliter in New York state between two
 17 thousand eleven and two thousand fifteen. Medical research indicates
 18 that children can suffer permanent brain damage at blood levels even
 19 lower than five micrograms per deciliter, and that there is no level of
 20 lead ingestion which is without adverse impact.
 21 The predominant cause of lead poisoning in children is the ingestion
 22 of lead dust from lead-based paint from older residences. Although New
 23 York state banned the sale of lead-based paint in nineteen hundred
 24 seventy, seventy-four percent of New York's housing stock was

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00363-01-5

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 1 constructed prior to nineteen hundred seventy and ten percent of New
 2 York's housing was constructed between nineteen hundred seventy and
 3 nineteen hundred seventy-nine while lead-based paint was still available
 4 through nineteen hundred seventy-eight. New York state has both the
 5 nation's greatest number (over four million units), the highest percent-
 6 age (55.08%) of pre-nineteen hundred sixty and pre-nineteen hundred
 7 fifty (41.0%) housing, and the oldest housing inventory among the fifty
 8 states. According to the federal Environmental Protection Agency, some
 9 lead painted surfaces can be found in eighty-seven percent of homes
 10 constructed before nineteen hundred forty, sixty-nine percent of homes
 11 constructed between nineteen hundred forty and nineteen hundred fifty-
 12 nine, and twenty-four percent of homes constructed between nineteen
 13 hundred sixty and nineteen hundred seventy-eight. New York state's older
 14 housing stock places residents at great risk of exposure to lead
 15 hazards, with low-income children living in older housing having the
 16 highest risk of lead poisoning.
 17 A key source of lead dust is renovation, repair, and painting work in
 18 homes that contain lead-based paint. These activities exacerbate lead
 19 dust levels and leave harmful dust for many years.
 20 Renovation workers often unwittingly expose themselves to lead hazards
 21 by using unsafe work practices that result in exposure for workers and
 22 their family members.
 23 The federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has