NYC Council Introduction 553

intro.nyc/0553-2026 2026-2029 Legislative Session Mayor's Desk for Signature
Establishing a program to provide financial assistance to small retail businesses for the purchase of security system technology.
Sponsored by Oswald J. Feliz
Introduced: February 12, 2026

This bill would require that the department of small business services, or another agency designated by the mayor, establish a small retail business security system program to provide financial assistance to owners of small retail businesses that would reduce the cost of purchasing and installing security system technology.

Approved by Committee June 30, 2026

Committee on Small Business Votes 6:0:1
Shanel Thomas-Henry (Affirmative)
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers (Affirmative)
Shahana K. Hanif (Affirmative)
Virginia Maloney (Affirmative)
Frank Morano (Affirmative)
Yusef Salaam (Affirmative)
Kayla Santosuosso (Negative)

Approved by Council June 30, 2026

Votes 44:3:4
Julie Menin (Affirmative)
Shaun Abreu (Affirmative)
Shirley Aldebol (Affirmative)
Joann Ariola (Affirmative)
Alexa Avilés (Negative)
Chris Banks (Affirmative)
Gale A. Brewer (Affirmative)
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers (Affirmative)
Tiffany L. Cabán (Negative)
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 (Affirmative)
Jennifer Gutiérrez (Abstain)
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 (Abstain)
Vickie Paladino (Affirmative)
Lincoln Restler (Affirmative)
Kevin C. Riley (Affirmative)
Yusef Salaam (Affirmative)
Pierina Ana Sanchez (Abstain)
Justin E. Sanchez (Affirmative)
Kayla Santosuosso (Negative)
Lynn C. Schulman (Affirmative)
Althea V. Stevens (Affirmative)
Shanel Thomas-Henry (Affirmative)
Sandra Ung (Affirmative)
Inna Vernikov (Affirmative)
Nantasha M. Williams (Affirmative)
Carl Wilson (Affirmative)
Julie Won (Negative)
Phil Wong (Affirmative)
Susan Zhuang (Affirmative)