Asbestos Exposure in Housing Reduction Act of 2022
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 18, 2022)
Asbestos Exposure in Housing Reduction Act of 2022
This bill requires the seller or lessor of a dwelling to disclose to the purchaser or lessee any known asbestos-based hazards in the dwelling and provide any available asbestos hazard evaluation report. The bill also requires the seller or lessor to allow the purchaser or lessee a 10-day period to conduct a risk assessment or inspection for asbestos hazards. Further, the bill requires that every contract for the sale or lease of a dwelling contain an asbestos warning statement and that every purchaser of a dwelling acknowledge that the purchaser has read and understands the warning statement and had the 10-day period to conduct a risk assessment or inspection.
What just happenedMar 21, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 18, 2022
- Mar 21, 2022Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee - Mar 18, 2022IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Mar 18, 2022IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Financial Services Committee - Mar 18, 2022IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 18, 2022IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House