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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 76

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Relating to: lead testing and disclosures for certain rental properties.

Landlord and tenant Public health Water supply

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires that a landlord conduct a test for lead for each water supply

or plumbing system serving a premises prior to entering into a rental agreement with

a prospective tenant for that premises. Under the bill, the landlord must disclose the

results of the test for lead and disclose whether any water supply or plumbing system

serving the premises contains lead pipes or lead service lines. If lead is detected by

the test or there are lead pipes or lead service lines serving the premises, the landlord

must provide the prospective tenant with the pamphlet published by the

Department of Natural Resources that describes the risks of lead in drinking water.

The bill provides that if a landlord fails to fulfill any of the obligations regarding

testing, disclosure, or providing the pamphlet, the rental agreement for that

premises is void and unenforceable in its entirety.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Berceau (D) , Bowen (D) , Brostoff (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Crowley (D) , Fields (D) , Goyke (D) , Kessler (D) , Mason (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Sargent (D) , Sinicki (D) , Wachs (D) , Zamarripa (D) , Zepnick (D)

5 cosponsors

C. Larson (D) , Carpenter (D) , Johnson (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Stuck (D)

Full history

  1. Feb 20, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives C. Taylor, Mason, Ohnstad, Anderson, Kessler, Sargent, Brostoff, Crowley, Berceau, Goyke, Bowen, Zepnick, Wachs, Fields, Zamarripa and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senators Johnson, Carpenter, C. Larson and L. Taylor

  2. Feb 20, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Housing and Real Estate

  3. Feb 22, 2017 · Assembly

    Representative Stuck added as a coauthor

  4. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1