New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S4265: Requires the disclosure of lead-based paint test reports in real estate transactions
Status: In committee, January 7, 2026
Requires the disclosure of lead-based paint test reports in real estate transactions.
What the bill says
An act to amend the real property law, in relation to requiring the disclosure of lead-based paint test reports in real estate transactions.
From the amended text, June 5, 2025:
AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to requiring the disclosure of lead-based paint test reports in real estate transactions THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings. a. The legislature hereby finds and declares that lead poisoning of children persists as one of the most prevalent and preventable environmental diseases in New York state. Nearly 100,000 children were newly identified with levels of lead in their blood at five micrograms per deciliter (mcg/dL) in New York state between 2011 and 2015. b. Medical research indicates that children can suffer permanent brain damage at blood levels even lower than 5 mcg/dL, and that there is no level of lead ingestion that is without adverse impact; indeed, in 2021 the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised the blood lead reference level downward to 3.5 mcg/dL. c. Black children and children from low-income households are consistently found to have higher levels of lead in their blood than their white peers or their peers from higher income households. d. The predominant cause of lead poisoning in young children is the ingestion of lead particles from deteriorating or abraded lead-based paint from older and poorly maintained residences. Although New York state banned the sale of lead-based …
Sponsors
- Brian Kavanagh (D, 27) · primary sponsor
- Jamaal Bailey (D, 36)
- Jabari Brisport (D, 25)
- Samra Brouk (D, 55)
- Cordell Cleare (D, 30)
- Jeremy Cooney (D, 56)
- Nathalia Fernandez (D, 34)
- Kristen Gonzalez (D, 59)
- Brad Hoylman-Sigal (D, 47)
- Robert Jackson (D, 31)
- Liz Krueger (D, 28)
- Rachel May (D, 48)
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
- : PRINT NUMBER 4265A
- : AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY
- : REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
Subjects: Real Property Law
Common questions
- What is S4265?
- S4265 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Requires the disclosure of lead-based paint test reports in real estate transactions.
- What does S4265 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the real property law, in relation to requiring the disclosure of lead-based paint test reports in real estate transactions.
- What is the status of S4265?
- In committee as of January 7, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO JUDICIARY (January 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored S4265?
- Brian Kavanagh (D, 27), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S4265?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S4265
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