NYC Council Introduction 55

intro.nyc/0055-2026 2026-2029 Legislative Session Mayor's Desk for Signature
Signage describing certain constitutional and legal protections.
Sponsored by Alexa Avilés
Introduced: January 29, 2026

This bill would require the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) to develop signage that clearly describes the provisions enacted in the sections of the Administrative Code of the City of New York pertaining to access to city property and immigration enforcement. The signage would also incorporate know-your-rights material drafted by MOIA. MOIA would prepare the signage in plain language, translate it into multiple languages, and make it available to city agencies. Each covered agency would conspicuously post the signage in at least one centralized location in all city property under its jurisdiction. Covered agencies would clearly identify which areas of such city property are non-public. MOIA would conduct outreach regarding the contents of the signage and report to the speaker of the council regarding its community outreach efforts. Additionally, the New York City Department of Education (DOE) would make available age-appropriate versions of signage describing DOE’s policies regarding access to school property and participation in or assistance with immigration enforcement. DOE would report to the mayor and the speaker of the council regarding where it has posted the required signage.

Approved by Committee June 11, 2026

Committee on Immigration Votes 5:0:0
Elsie Encarnación (Affirmative)
Alexa Avilés (Affirmative)
Gale A. Brewer (Affirmative)
Kamillah Hanks (Affirmative)
Rita C. Joseph (Affirmative)

Approved by Council June 11, 2026

Votes 44:0:6
Julie Menin (Affirmative)
Shaun Abreu (Affirmative)
Shirley Aldebol (Affirmative)
Joann Ariola (Negative)
Alexa Avilés (Affirmative)
Chris Banks (Affirmative)
Gale A. Brewer (Affirmative)
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers (Affirmative)
Tiffany L. Cabán (Affirmative)
David M. Carr (Negative)
Carmen N. De La Rosa (Affirmative)
Eric Dinowitz (Affirmative)
Elsie Encarnación (Affirmative)
Harvey D. Epstein (Affirmative)
Amanda C. Farías (Absent)
Simcha Felder (Affirmative)
Oswald J. Feliz (Affirmative)
James F. Gennaro (Affirmative)
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 (Negative)
Mercedes Narcisse (Affirmative)
Sandy Nurse (Affirmative)
Chi A. Ossé (Affirmative)
Vickie Paladino (Negative)
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 (Negative)
Nantasha M. Williams (Affirmative)
Carl Wilson (Affirmative)
Julie Won (Affirmative)
Phil Wong (Negative)
Susan Zhuang (Affirmative)