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IA D 1514 2017

Radon Testing in Schools

Status: Pending - Carryover - Filed as Draft

Date of Last Action:* 1/6/2017

Author: Office of Senator Herman Quirmbach

Topics: Children's Environmental Health, Indoor Air Quality, Indoor Air Quality – Radon, EH Management

Summary: Requires radon testing in public schools, includes applicability provisions.

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KENTUCKY

BILL TEXT LOOKUP: KY S 96 2017

Radon Testing In Child Care Centers

Status: Failed - Adjourned - Senate Health and Welfare Committee

Date of Last Action:* 1/5/2017

Author: Adams J (R)

Topics: Children's Environmental Health, Indoor Air Quality, Indoor Air Quality – Radon, EH Management

Summary: Requires licensed child-care centers to be tested for Radon at least once every five years as part of their initial licensure and license renewal, requires the most current report to be posted in a public place within the child-care center.

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MAINE

BILL TEXT LOOKUP: ME H 988 2017

Children and Lung Cancer Radon Testing in Schools

Status: Pending - Carryover - SENATE

Date of Last Action:* 6/16/2017

Author: Warren (D) Additional Authors: Farnsworth (D);Millett (D);Pierce (R)

Topics: Children's Environmental Health, Indoor Air Quality, Indoor Air Quality – Radon, EH Management

Summary: Requires school administrative units to test schools for radon every 5 years. If radon levels are above a certain level, the school administrative unit must take action to mitigate the affected areas. The school administrative unit must notify parents, faculty and staff of test results and must report test results to the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services. The Department of Health and Human Services must report these results every 5 years to the Legislature.

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MASSACHUSETTS

BILL TEXT LOOKUP: MA H 1215 2017

Child Care Facility Radon Testing

Status: Pending - Joint Committee on Public Health

Date of Last Action:* 1/23/2017

Author: Rogers D (D)

Topics: Indoor Air Quality, Indoor Air Quality – Radon, EH Management

Summary: Provides that the Department of Public Health be directed to promulgate regulations requiring that certain child care programs undergo routine radon testing.

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MA S 1243 2017

Radon Testing

Status: Pending - Joint Committee on Public Health

Date of Last Action:* 2/22/2017

Author: Moore M (D)

Topics: Children's Environmental Health, Indoor Air Quality, Indoor Air Quality – Radon, EH Management

Summary: Relates to radon testing.

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NEW YORK

BILL TEXT LOOKUP: NY S 2865 2017

Radon Testing in Public and Private Schools

Status: Pending - Senate Education Committee

Date of Last Action:* 1/18/2017

Author: Parker (D) Additional Authors: Parker (D)

Topics: Children's Environmental Health, Indoor Air Quality, Indoor Air Quality – Radon, EH Management

Associated Bills: NY A 4687 - Same as

Summary: Provides for radon testing in public and private schools.

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NY A 4314 2017

Testing Requirement on the Radon Level of Gas

Status: Pending - Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee

Date of Last Action:* 2/2/2017

Author: Quart (D) Additional Authors: Colton (D);Englebright (D);Glick (D);Gottfried (D);Quart (D)

Topics: Indoor Air Quality, Indoor Air Quality – Radon, EH Management

Summary: Amends the Environmental Conservation Law, requires testing the radon level of gas produced, sold, purchased, acquired, stored or injected and prohibits gas with a radon content greater than a specified pCi/l from entering the distribution system.

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NY A 4687 2017

Radon Testing in Public and Private Schools

Status: Pending - Assembly Education Committee

Date of Last Action:* 2/3/2017

Author: O'Donnell (D) Additional Authors: Galef (D);Glick (D);Gottfried (D);Perry (D);Lifton (D);O'Donnell (D);Lupardo (D);Rosenthal (D)

Topics: Children's Environmental Health, Indoor Air Quality, Indoor Air Quality – Radon, EH Management

Associated Bills: NY S 2865 - Same as

Summary: Provides for radon testing in public and private schools.

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NY A 5515 2017

Radon Testing

Status: Pending - Assembly Mental Health Committee

Date of Last Action:* 6/13/2017

Author: Weprin D (D) Additional Authors: Lentol (D);Butler (R);Weprin D (D);Lupinacci (R);McDonald J (D);Sepulveda (D)

Topics: Children's Environmental Health, Indoor Air Quality, Indoor Air Quality – Radon, EH Management

Associated Bills: NY S 5753 - Same as

Summary: Requires annual radon testing of facilities, department facilities, hospitals, schools, community residences, supervised living facilities, supportive living facilities and residential care centers for adults, requires results from radon testing to be posted online.

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NY S 5753 2017

Annual Radon Testing

Status: Pending - Assembly Mental Health Committee

Date of Last Action:* 5/25/2017

Author: Lanza (R) Additional Authors: Boyle (R);Lanza (R);Avella (D);Gallivan (R);Alcantara (D);Bailey (D)

Topics: Children's Environmental Health, Indoor Air Quality – Radon, EH Management

Associated Bills: NY A 5515 - Same as

Summary: Amends the Mental Hygiene Law, requires annual radon testing of facilities, department facilities, hospitals, schools, community residences, supervised living facilities, supportive living facilities and residential care centers for adults.

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NY A 6575 2017

Testing for Radon and Disclosure of Test Results

Status: Pending - Assembly Judiciary Committee

Date of Last Action:* 3/9/2017

Author: O'Donnell (D) Additional Authors: Crouch (R);O'Donnell (D)

Topics: Indoor Air Quality, Indoor Air Quality – Radon, EH Management, Food Safety

Summary: Amends the Real Property Law, requires testing for radon and disclosure of test results before the sale of real property.

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PENNSYLVANIA

BILL TEXT LOOKUP: PA H 1141 2017

Radon Tests

Status: Pending - House Education Committee

Date of Last Action:* 4/12/2017

Author: Briggs (D)

Topics: Children's Environmental Health, Indoor Air Quality, Indoor Air Quality – Radon, EH Management

Summary: Amends the Public School Code of 1949, relates to school districts, requires radon reports, relates to grounds and buildings, requires radon tests.

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TENNESSEE

BILL TEXT LOOKUP: TN S 412 2017

Licensed Child Care Agencies

Status: Pending - Carryover - Senate Health and Welfare Committee

Date of Last Action:* 2/6/2017

Author: Tracy (R)

Topics: Children's Environmental Health, Indoor Air Quality, Indoor Air Quality – Radon, EH Management

Associated Bills: TN H 627 - Same as

Summary: Relates to Day Care, requires licensed child care agencies to test for radon once every five years, agencies must provide proof of radon testing prior to application for initial or renewal licensure.

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TN H 627 2017

Radon Testing of Licensed Child Care Agencies

Status: Pending - Carryover - House Health Committee

Date of Last Action:* 2/7/2017

Author: Kumar (R)

Topics: Children's Environmental Health, Indoor Air Quality, Indoor Air Quality – Radon, EH Management

Associated Bills: TN S 412 - Same as

Summary: Relates to Day Care, requires licensed child care agencies to test for radon once every five years, agencies must provide proof of radon testing prior to application for initial or renewal licensure.

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