Bill > H2385

This bill aims to reduce lead poisoning in children by making several changes to existing laws in Massachusetts. Key provisions include: 1. Restricting the ability to file criminal complaints for failure to comply with lead abatement or containment orders unless there is reasonable cause to believe the lead is the proximate cause of elevated blood lead levels in a child 6 years old or younger. 2. Allowing the director to waive lead remediation requirements if the remediation itself poses a danger of lead poisoning to the children residing in the premises. 3. Requiring the state's lead poisoning prevention program to include information about the potential for lead to be present in toys, jewelry, pottery, and other objects that children are regularly exposed to. 4. Expanding the lead inspection and abatement requirements to identify all objects likely to come into contact with children under 6 that contain dangerous levels of lead. 5. Requiring the state's lead poisoning prevention education program to include information on sources of lead exposure for children under 6, including paint, jewelry, pottery, and toys.