Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H2248 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3387 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2248
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Alice Hanlon Peisch
8	8	_________________
9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act to reduce lead poisoning in children.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Alice Hanlon Peisch14th Norfolk1/11/2023 1 of 3
16	16	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3387 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
17	17	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2248
18	18	By Representative Peisch of Wellesley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2248) of
19	19	Alice Hanlon Peisch for legislation to reduce lead poisoning in children. Public Health.
20	20	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
21	21	_______________
22	22	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
23	23	(2023-2024)
24	24	_______________
25	25	An Act to reduce lead poisoning in children.
26	26	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
27	27	of the same, as follows:
28	28	1 SECTION 1. Section 198 of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
29	29	2Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:-
30	30	3 No application for a criminal complaint for failure to comply with section 194 and 197
31	31	4may be made unless there is reasonable cause to believe that the lead present in the premises
32	32	5which is the subject of the order to abate or contain are the proximate cause of elevated levels of
33	33	6lead in the blood of a child age six years or younger.
34	34	7 SECTION 2. Subsection (e) of section 197 of said chapter 111 of the General Laws, as
35	35	8appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:-
36	36	9 The director shall waive the requirements of this section if the remediation to contain or
37	37	10abate the lead presents a danger of lead poisoning to the children residing in the premises after
38	38	11remediation is complete. 2 of 3
39	39	12 SECTION 3. Section 192 of said chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the
40	40	132020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:-
41	41	14 Included in such program shall be information regarding the potential for lead to be
42	42	15present in toys, jewelry, pottery and other objects to which children are regularly exposed.
43	43	16 SECTION 4. Section 194 of said chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the
44	44	172020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the second sentence the following
45	45	18sentence:-
46	46	19 Additionally, said program shall attempt to identify all objects likely to come into contact
47	47	20with children under the age of six that contain dangerous levels of lead.
48	48	21 And by amending the third sentence of said section by striking out the word “or” after the
49	49	22word “plaster” and inserting the words:- “, or other object” after the word “material”.
50	50	23 And by amending the second paragraph of said section by inserting after the word
51	51	24“reside” the words:- “, or spends three or more hours per day, such as a nursery or day care
52	52	25facility”.
53	53	26 And by amending the first sentence of the fourth paragraph of said section by inserting
54	54	27after the word “months” the words:- “and/or attended school or day care,”
55	55	28 And by amending the third sentence of the fifth paragraph of said section by inserting
56	56	29after the word “age” the words:- “and there is reasonable cause to believe that the poisoning was
57	57	30caused by the lead in the premises.” 3 of 3
58	58	31 SECTION 5. Section 192B of said chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the
59	59	322020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the first sentence the following
60	60	33sentence:-
61	61	34 Included in such program shall be information on sources of lead to which children under
62	62	35the age of six may be exposed, including but not limited to paint in homes, and/or on the surface
63	63	36of jewelry, pottery, and toys, and other objects to which under the age of six are routinely
64	64	37exposed.