Sarah McBride
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 1
Primary
Although lead-based paint is prevalent in many Delaware residences and causes extraordinary neurological damage in children, including seizures, behavioral disorders, developmental delays, and cognitive disabilities, Delaware does not have a comprehensive system to eliminate lead-based paint from those residences where children are still exposed to lead. This Act creates such a system, including: (1) Creating a system by which all properties where a child who is found to have high blood lead levels live are promptly screened for lead-based paint and, where that paint is found, treated to abate or remediate the lead-based paint. (2) Prohibiting landlords of properties where the State has paid for lead-based paint abatement from raising rents on those properties for a period of 3 years. (3) Taking steps to ensure that neither landlords nor local governments present unreasonable delays to the abatement of lead-based paint. (4) Creating a dedicated fund for abatement and remediation of lead-based paint hazards so that all levels of state government can be held accountable for funding lead-based paint abatement efforts. (5) Expanding the duties of the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Advisory Committee to include a plan for prompt inspection and, where necessary, abatement or remediation of lead-based paint in all pre-1978 rental properties.
Signed by Governor
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
Passed By House. Votes: 25 YES 16 ABSENT
Amendment HA 1 to SB 9 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 4 On Its Merits
Amendment HA 1 to SB 9 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 3 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits
Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
Amendment SA 1 to SB 9 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
Amendment SA 1 to SB 9 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
Introduced and Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
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