NYC Council Introduction 1487

intro.nyc/1487-2025 2024-2025 Legislative Session
Providing paid leave for city employees who serve as bone marrow or living organ donors and establishing a city bone marrow and living organ donor honor roll.
Status: Committee Committee on Health
Sponsored by Frank Morano
Introduced: November 25, 2025

This bill would require New York City to provide its employees with 5 business days of paid leave to donate bone marrow and 20 business days of paid leave to serve as a living organ donor. The bill would also require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to establish an honor roll to publicly recognize and honor bone marrow donors and living organ donors in the city.