NYC Council Introduction 5

intro.nyc/0005-2026 2026-2029 Legislative Session Mayor's Desk for Signature
Criminal penalties for providing false information in contracting and maintaining information on subcontractors.
Sponsored by Julie Menin
Introduced: January 29, 2026

This bill would increase penalties for providing false information related to the qualifications of any bidder on city contracts and create a violation, punishable by monetary penalties, for providing false information related to a subcontractor when a subcontract is submitted for approval. The penalties in both instances would fall within a $1000 to $25,000 range. The bill would also require the Mayor and Comptroller to keep certain information on the identity of subcontractors who perform work on city contracts. This information would be compiled in the computerized database they are currently required to maintain. Finally, this bill would provide a section heading for section 6-116.2 of the administrative code.

Approved by Committee February 11, 2026

Committee on Contracts Votes 5:0:0
Lincoln Restler (Affirmative)
Gale A. Brewer (Affirmative)
James F. Gennaro (Absent)
Kamillah Hanks (Absent)
Althea V. Stevens (Affirmative)
Inna Vernikov (Affirmative)
Julie Won (Affirmative)

Approved by Council February 12, 2026

Votes 48:1:0
Julie Menin (Affirmative)
Shaun Abreu (Affirmative)
Shirley Aldebol (Affirmative)
Joann Ariola (Affirmative)
Alexa Avilés (Affirmative)
Chris Banks (Affirmative)
Gale A. Brewer (Affirmative)
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers (Affirmative)
Tiffany L. Cabán (Abstain)
David M. Carr (Affirmative)
Carmen N. De La Rosa (Affirmative)
Eric Dinowitz (Affirmative)
Elsie Encarnación (Affirmative)
Harvey D. Epstein (Affirmative)
Amanda C. Farías (Affirmative)
Simcha Felder (Affirmative)
Oswald J. Feliz (Affirmative)
James F. Gennaro (Medical)
Jennifer Gutiérrez (Affirmative)
Shahana K. Hanif (Affirmative)
Ty Hankerson (Affirmative)
Kamillah Hanks (Affirmative)
Crystal Hudson (Affirmative)
Rita C. Joseph (Affirmative)
Shekar Krishnan (Affirmative)
Linda Lee (Affirmative)
Farah N. Louis (Affirmative)
Virginia Maloney (Affirmative)
Christopher Marte (Affirmative)
Darlene Mealy (Affirmative)
Frank Morano (Affirmative)
Mercedes Narcisse (Affirmative)
Sandy Nurse (Affirmative)
Chi A. Ossé (Affirmative)
Vickie Paladino (Affirmative)
Lincoln Restler (Affirmative)
Kevin C. Riley (Affirmative)
Yusef Salaam (Affirmative)
Pierina Ana Sanchez (Affirmative)
Justin E. Sanchez (Affirmative)
Kayla Santosuosso (Affirmative)
Lynn C. Schulman (Affirmative)
Althea V. Stevens (Affirmative)
Shanel Thomas-Henry (Affirmative)
Sandra Ung (Affirmative)
Inna Vernikov (Affirmative)
Nantasha M. Williams (Affirmative)
Julie Won (Affirmative)
Phil Wong (Affirmative)
Susan Zhuang (Affirmative)

Sponsors: 7