KansasKansas proposal uses lead levels to define paint covered by its home program
The proposal would use a lead level of 0.009% by weight or a higher federal level, whichever is lower, to define paint covered by Kansas’s older-home prevention program.
What it does
The proposal defines lead-based paint as paint with at least 0.009% lead by weight, or a higher level set in federal law, whichever is lower.
Argument forIf this threshold applies, inspectors could identify lead paint in older homes that might not meet the proposal’s stated lead levels.
Argument againstIf this threshold applies, more paint could count as lead-based, which may mean more inspection or removal work for people responsible for older homes.
More detail
The proposal defines lead-based paint using a lead level of at least 0.009% by weight or a higher level specified in federal law, whichever is lower. The act covers lead paint in its residential childhood lead poisoning prevention program. The definition applies to paint and other surface coatings covered by the residential childhood lead poisoning prevention act. The proposal would take effect after publication in the statute book, but it died in committee and did not become law.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Died
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 10Died in CommitteeDied
- 2025
- Feb 5IntroducedMinor
- Feb 5Referred to House Committee on Health and Human ServicesIntroduced
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