 |
|
4/7/2025
|
Media Advisory: Sponsors, advocates to push for passage of lead service line replacement bill
|
STATE HOUSE — Rep. David Morales, Sen. Lammis J. Vargas and Providence City Council President Rachel Miller will be joined by parents and advocates from the Childhood Lead Action Project tomorrow, Tuesday, April 8 at 3 p.m. in the House Lounge on the second floor of the State House in support of legislation to make it easier for tenants to have their lead service lines replaced.
The legislation (2025-S 0492, 2025-H 5375), sponsored by Representative Morales (D-Dist. 7, Providence) and Senator Vargas (D-Dist. 28, Cranston, Providence), would allow cities to pass ordinances allowing tenants to sign off on lead service line replacements, in the event that the landlord is unresponsive and the property owner is eligible for a free service line replacement.
Those scheduled to speak include:
-
Representative Morales
-
Senator Vargas
-
Council President Miller
-
Parent Advocate Elizabeth Gonzalez
-
Activist Terri Wright
DeeAnn Guo, community organizer from the Childhood Lead Action Project will emcee the event.
Founded in 1992 by parents of lead poisoned children, the Childhood Lead Action Project’s mission is to eliminate childhood lead poisoning in Rhode Island through education, parent support and advocacy.
The event will be televised by Capitol Television, which can be seen on Cox channel 61, on i3Broadband channel 15 and on Verizon channel 34. It will be live streamed at capitoltvri.cablecast.tv.
For more information, contact:
Tristan Grau, Publicist
State House Room B20
Providence, RI 02903
401.222.4935
|
|