NYC Council Introduction 112

intro.nyc/0112-2026 2026-2029 Legislative Session
Placing a cap on the correlated color temperature of new and replacement streetlights.
Status: Committee Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsored by Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
Introduced: January 29, 2026

This bill would require that any lamp installed as part of the lighting of streets, highways, parks, or any other public place have a correlated color temperature no higher than 3000 Kelvin. All new and replacement outdoor lamps would be required to meet this standard.