HB408 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Reed IngramRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

Health, lead reduction, definitions added, increase regulations relating to lead hazard reductions, increase ADPH authority to enforce, penalties increased, Alabama Lead Reduction Act of 1997, Secs. 22-37A-8, 22-37A-9 repealed; Secs. 22-37A-2 to 22-37A-7, inclusive, am'd.

Summary

HB 408 would tighten Alabama's lead reduction laws, empower more state enforcement, and raise penalties for lead hazards.

What This Bill Does

The bill amends the Alabama Lead Reduction Act to add new definitions and broaden lead hazard reduction rules. It increases the Department of Public Health's power to inspect facilities and enforce compliance and increases penalties for violations. It creates a state framework for contractor certification and worker accreditation through Safe State, including a registry and fee structure. It repeals two older sections and addresses local-funding questions under a constitutional provision, although the bill is designed to be exempt from local approval requirements under that provision.

Who It Affects

• Lead hazard reduction contractors and accredited workers must become certified, trained, and registered; they face enforcement actions and fees.
• Owners and occupants of target housing and child-occupied facilities may be subject to inspections and required abatement work; renovations must provide lead hazard information and access may be requested by inspectors.

Key Provisions

• Adds new definitions related to lead hazard reduction (abatement, accredited individual, board, target housing, etc.).
• Expands regulations and the Department of Public Health's authority to inspect and enforce lead hazard reductions; increases penalties for violations.
• Designates Safe State as the state accreditation body for lead training and creates a registry of accredited individuals; requires certification for contractors and sets training/qualification rules.
• Authorizes the board to establish fees, decertification/recertification processes, and enforcement tools (including civil penalties up to $10,000 per day; injunctions; and penalties deposited into a Lead Reduction Fund).
• Repeals Sections 22-37A-8 and 22-37A-9; becomes effective after the usual legalization period; notes local-funding considerations under Amendment 621 with an exemption.

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Subjects

Health