NYC Council Introduction 199

intro.nyc/0199-2024 2024-2025 Legislative Session Mayor's Desk for Signature
Establishing an office of algorithmic accountability.
Sponsored by Jennifer Gutiérrez
Introduced: February 28, 2024

This bill would establish an office of algorithmic accountability. The office would be responsible for working with city agencies to promote transparency and accountability, by analyzing algorithmic tools used by city agencies, conducting pre-deployment assessments of the risks associated with the intended use of algorithmic tools; creating a public-facing platform that provides a mechanism for the submission of comments and questions by the public about a specific algorithmic tool used by an agency; establishing a protocol for receiving complaints from members of the public about the city’s use of algorithmic tools; and conducting corrective action related to the city’s use of an algorithmic tool. The bill would also require the office to report to the council and the mayor a summary of the results of such assessments of algorithmic tools used by City agencies.

Approved by Committee November 25, 2025

Committee on Technology Votes 4:0:0
Jennifer Gutiérrez (Affirmative)
Erik D. Bottcher (Absent)
Robert F. Holden (Affirmative)
Vickie Paladino (Affirmative)
Julie Won (Affirmative)

Approved by Council November 25, 2025

Votes 48:0:0
Adrienne E. Adams (Affirmative)
Diana I. Ayala (Affirmative)
Shaun Abreu (Affirmative)
Joann Ariola (Affirmative)
Alexa Avilés (Absent)
Chris Banks (Affirmative)
Erik D. Bottcher (Absent)
Justin L. Brannan (Affirmative)
Gale A. Brewer (Affirmative)
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers (Affirmative)
Tiffany L. Cabán (Affirmative)
David M. Carr (Affirmative)
Carmen N. De La Rosa (Affirmative)
Eric Dinowitz (Affirmative)
Amanda C. Farías (Affirmative)
Simcha Felder (Affirmative)
Oswald J. Feliz (Affirmative)
James F. Gennaro (Affirmative)
Jennifer Gutiérrez (Affirmative)
Shahana K. Hanif (Affirmative)
Kamillah Hanks (Affirmative)
Robert F. Holden (Affirmative)
Crystal Hudson (Affirmative)
Rita C. Joseph (Affirmative)
Shekar Krishnan (Affirmative)
Linda Lee (Affirmative)
Farah N. Louis (Affirmative)
Kristy Marmorato (Affirmative)
Christopher Marte (Affirmative)
Darlene Mealy (Affirmative)
Julie Menin (Affirmative)
Frank Morano (Affirmative)
Francisco P. Moya (Affirmative)
Mercedes Narcisse (Affirmative)
Sandy Nurse (Affirmative)
Chi A. Ossé (Affirmative)
Vickie Paladino (Affirmative)
Keith Powers (Affirmative)
Lincoln Restler (Affirmative)
Kevin C. Riley (Affirmative)
Yusef Salaam (Affirmative)
Rafael Salamanca, Jr. (Affirmative)
Pierina Ana Sanchez (Affirmative)
Lynn C. Schulman (Affirmative)
Althea V. Stevens (Affirmative)
Sandra Ung (Affirmative)
Inna Vernikov (Affirmative)
Nantasha M. Williams (Affirmative)
Julie Won (Affirmative)
Susan Zhuang (Affirmative)