New York S 6174: Enacts the childhood lead poisoning prevention and safe housing act; repealer

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S06174 Summary:

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Rpld §§1370, 1373 & 1375, amd Pub Health L, generally; add §§236-b & 242-a, RP L; amd §§210-B & 606, Tax L;
add §99-ss, St Fin L; amd §302-a, Mult Dwell L; amd §305-a, Mult Res L; add §131-y, amd §§143-b & 390-a, Soc
Serv L; add §3441, Ins L

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Enacts the childhood lead poisoning prevention and safe housing act to make enforcement of lead hazard control standards in the state of New York more certain and more effective; creates a loan fund to assist owners in complying with lead-safe requirements; provides for inspections and certification of inspectors and remediators; requires registration of affected properties; provides tax credits for remediation; provides for appointment of deputy commissioner of housing and community renewal to oversee provisions; provides for educational programs relating to lead poisoning and abatement.

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03/06/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6174

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 6, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, the real property law, the tax
 law, the state finance law, the multiple dwelling law, the multiple
 residence law, the social services law and the insurance law, in
 relation to enacting the "childhood lead poisoning prevention and safe
 housing act"; and to repeal certain provisions of the public health
 law relating thereto

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "childhood lead poisoning prevention and safe housing act".
 3 § 2. Legislative findings and purposes. 1. (a) Lead poisoning of
 4 children persists as one of the most prevalent and preventable environ-
 5 mental diseases in New York. At least 10,000 children were newly iden-
 6 tified with levels of lead in their blood at 10 micrograms per deciliter
 7 (ug/dl) in New York state in 2001. Moreover, only about one-third of
 8 children are receiving the lead screenings that are required by law and
 9 therefore, the actual number of children affected by the ingestion of
 10 lead is undoubtedly significantly greater than reported. Prevention is
 11 the only effective way to protect children from irreversible damage.
 12 Unless lead poisoning is prevented, elevated blood lead levels will
 13 result in impairment of the ability to think, concentrate, and learn.
 14 (b) Medical research indicates that children can suffer permanent,
 15 irreparable damage at blood levels even lower than 10 ug/dl, and that
 16 there is no level of lead ingestion which is without adverse impact.
 17 Medical research also indicates that fetal injuries from lead paint can
 18 occur if pregnant persons have elevated blood levels during pregnancy.
 19 Because of this, intervention measures that wait until children have
 20 been exposed have limited benefits, and the pursuit of primary
 21 prevention, which means eliminating lead hazards before children are

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10575-01-5

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 1 exposed, has been recommended by the United States centers for disease
 2 control and prevention and promoted by leading experts in the field as a
 3 critical course of action to protect the health of young children.
 4 (c) The predominant cause of lead poisoning in children is the inges-
 5 tion of lead particles from deteriorating or abraded lead-based paint
 6 from older and poorly maintained residences.
 7 (d) Deteriorating lead-based paint or excessive amounts of lead-conta-
 8 minated dust in these poorly maintained homes endangers the intellectual
 9 and emotional development and physical well being