Senate Bill S918

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to lead testing of children participating in the WIC program

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-S918 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1370-f, Pub Health L

2025-S918 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires lead testing of children participating in the WIC program.

2025-S918 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S918 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    918
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  lead  testing  of
   participants in WIC programs

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 1370-f to read as follows:
   § 1370-F. LEAD  TESTING  OF  CHILD  PARTICIPANTS  IN WIC PROGRAMS. THE
 DEPARTMENT SHALL REQUIRE THAT ALL CHILDREN PARTICIPANTS IN  THE  SPECIAL
 SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC PROGRAM)
 AUTHORIZED  BY 42 U.S.C. § 1786 SHALL RECEIVE LEAD TESTING AT THE INTER-
 VALS AND USING THE METHODS SPECIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT  IN  THIS  TITLE.
 FEDERAL  FUNDS  PROVIDED FOR ADMINISTRATION OF THE WIC PROGRAM SHALL NOT
 BE USED TO IMPLEMENT OR ADMINISTER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. FUND-
 ING, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY FEDERAL LAW,  SHALL  BE  MADE  AVAILABLE
 THROUGH MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY PERSONS UNDER TITLE ELEVEN OF ARTI-
 CLE FIVE OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03091-01-5

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