Delaware General Assembly

Signed 7/17/23

Becomes effective upon date of signature of the Governor or upon date specified

5/8/23

S. McBride

Rep. Lambert

Sen. Buckson, Gay, Hansen, Hocker, Hoffner, Huxtable, Lockman, Mantzavinos, Paradee, Pettyjohn, Pinkney, Poore, Sokola, Sturgeon, Townsend, Walsh
Reps. Baumbach, Bolden, Bush, Chukwuocha, Griffith, Harris, Heffernan, Morrison, Neal, Parker Selby, Phillips, Romer, Michael Smith, K. Williams, Wilson-Anton

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LEAD-BASED PAINT.

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.

84:102

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7/17/23; 11/14/23

N/A

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