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