S 122 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Establishes environmental standards for ambient lead and lead contamination

This bill requires New York's Environmental Conservation and Health departments to establish new lead exposure standards within 180 days. The standards will address lead in soil, floors, window sills, and air to protect children's health, meeting or exceeding federal benchmarks (like 40 CFR Part 745 as of January 2025). It mandates that all new standards must prevent blood lead levels from exceeding safe thresholds. The law expires one year after enactment unless implemented earlier.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

Assembly Passage

Mar 2026

Governor

Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Mar 31, 2026

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What changed between versions

S122 → S122A · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was significantly rewritten to simplify its language and shift its focus from setting specific numerical limits on lead to directing agencies to establish protective standards based on CDC recommendations. The most critical change is the addition of an expiration date, meaning the new rules will automatically end one year after they take effect.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed by adding a sunset provision, limiting the duration of the new environmental standards to one year unless renewed.

REQUIREMENT

The specific numerical thresholds for lead in air, soil, and dust were removed from the text, replacing them with a directive to set standards that result in blood lead levels no higher than a CDC target.

The bill now explicitly requires the health commissioner to be consulted alongside the environmental conservation commissioner, whereas the original version did not explicitly name the health commissioner in this context.

TIMELINE

A new expiration clause was added, requiring the act and its resulting standards to automatically repeal one year after the effective date.

ELIGIBILITY

The list of sponsors was updated to include three additional senators (May, Webb, and Weber) compared to the original version.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2025 · Assembly Mar 31, 2026

How they voted

61–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 63

Mar 5, 2025

D Democratic41

39 Yea 2

95% Yea

R Republican22

22 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 31, 2026

Lower · Passed

PASSED ASSEMBLY

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

upper

Jun 10, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

lower

Jun 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

REPASSED SENATE

upper

Jun 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 122A

upper

Mar 5, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

Jan 8, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

upper

1 primary · 7 co-sponsors