Althea V. Stevens

Jan 2022 - Dec 2031
District 16 (Bronx)

Comittees

Committee on Children and Youth (chair)
Committee on Civil and Human Rights
Committee on Contracts
Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations
Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Relations
Committee on General Welfare
Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
Committee on Mental Health and Substance Use





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Legislation (2026-2029 Session)

Council member Althea V. Stevens has introduced 28 bills in the current legislative session.

27 bills are in Committee , 1 bills are Laid Over in Committee

intro.nyc/0438-2026 Establishing mental health services for two afterschool programs administered by the department of youth and community development.
intro.nyc/0439-2026 Containment, labeling, and removal of shopping carts.
intro.nyc/0440-2026 Report on community engagement by city contractors.
intro.nyc/0441-2026 Establishing a task force to examine disparities in contracting.
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0442-2026 Requiring the city chief procurement officer to conduct evaluations of non-profit programming.
intro.nyc/0443-2026 Requiring the department of homeless services to designate eligibility specialists at shelters.
intro.nyc/0444-2026 Requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to conduct hearing screenings for school-aged children throughout the city and develop an outreach campaign.
intro.nyc/0445-2026 Requiring the department of small business services to expand the business pathways program.
intro.nyc/0446-2026 Creation of a commercial landlord watch list.
with 5 sponsors
intro.nyc/0447-2026 Information regarding alternatives to incarceration and alternatives to detention programs for youth.
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0448-2026 Structure and responsibilities of the youth board.
with 10 sponsors
intro.nyc/0449-2026 Provide certain information to parents and other persons legally responsible for the care of children who are the subject of reports of child abuse or maltreatment.
with 5 sponsors
intro.nyc/0450-2026 Restricting social media usage for youth.
with 3 sponsors
intro.nyc/0451-2026 Requiring the city to report on the impact of social media on the mental health of young people.
with 3 sponsors
intro.nyc/0452-2026 Establishing wage requirements for city-contracted human services workers.
with 8 sponsors
intro.nyc/0453-2026 Provision of mental health services for children visiting incarcerated individuals.
with 4 sponsors
intro.nyc/0454-2026 Requiring sodium and added sugar warnings in all restaurants.
with 10 sponsors
intro.nyc/0455-2026 Requiring the provision of notices regarding the obligation to maintain retaining walls.
with 5 sponsors
intro.nyc/0456-2026 Waiving parks permit fees for schools and child day care centers and providing an online system for school permit applications.
with 6 sponsors
intro.nyc/0457-2026 Reporting on crossing guard deployment.
with 5 sponsors
intro.nyc/0458-2026 An advisory board on crossing guard deployment.
with 5 sponsors
intro.nyc/0459-2026 Requiring police precincts to develop plans for identifying and responding to individuals with special needs.
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0460-2026 Abolishing the criminal group database and prohibiting the establishment of a successor database.
with 16 sponsors
intro.nyc/0461-2026 Prohibiting the denial of crime victim services to gang affiliated individuals.
with 3 sponsors
intro.nyc/0462-2026 Online submission of citizen’s complaints to enforce dumping prohibition laws.
with 3 sponsors
intro.nyc/0463-2026 Panic buttons for small business operators.
with 5 sponsors
intro.nyc/0464-2026 DOT to establish a program to allow community centers, schools, arts and cultural institutions and religious institutions to use adjacent outdoor spaces.
with 4 sponsors
intro.nyc/0465-2026 Study and report on the expansion of ferry service along the Harlem River.
with 7 sponsors

Sponsored Legislation

Council member Althea V. Stevens has sponsored 37 bills originally introduced by other Council members in the current legislative session.

intro.nyc/0008-2026 A pilot program to make vacant commercial premises suitable for use by child care programs
Introduced by Julie Menin
intro.nyc/0023-2026 Background checks for child care providers, employees, and volunteers
Introduced by Shaun Abreu
intro.nyc/0026-2026 Background checks for child care providers, employees, and volunteers
Introduced by Shaun Abreu
intro.nyc/0141-2026 Requiring district attorneys to report on retained and seized property.
Introduced by Tiffany L. Cabán
intro.nyc/0148-2026 Ability of supreme court justices in the twelfth and thirteenth judicial districts to hear objections to charter amendment petitions.
Introduced by David M. Carr
intro.nyc/0149-2026 Ability of supreme court justices in the twelfth and thirteenth judicial districts to order summary inquiries into official misconduct.
Introduced by David M. Carr
intro.nyc/0158-2026 Licensing and operation of non-tobacco hookah establishments.
Introduced by Carmen N. De La Rosa
intro.nyc/0163-2026 A study and report on the feasibility of providing ferry service to Inwood.
Introduced by Carmen N. De La Rosa
intro.nyc/0189-2026 Requiring that notices of violation issued by the department of health and mental hygiene during inspections of food service establishments include photographs or video recordings of each violation cited in such notice.
Introduced by Amanda C. Farías
intro.nyc/0220-2026 Identification of formerly enslaved African American burial sites.
Introduced by Kamillah Hanks
intro.nyc/0255-2026 Establishment of a process to divert young people to community-based organizations in lieu of arrest.
Introduced by Crystal Hudson
intro.nyc/0279-2026 Exempting ambulettes from certain bus lane restrictions and allowing them to double park to assist passengers.
Introduced by Linda Lee
intro.nyc/0281-2026 Compensation for contracted pre-kindergarten education services providers.
Introduced by Linda Lee
intro.nyc/0282-2026 Building emissions calculations, adjustments and penalties.
Introduced by Linda Lee
intro.nyc/0284-2026 A vehicle theft prevention program
Introduced by Linda Lee
intro.nyc/0293-2026 Requiring the police department to report on missing persons.
Introduced by Farah N. Louis
intro.nyc/0294-2026 Discounted bike share rate for public school students aged 16 or older.
Introduced by Farah N. Louis
intro.nyc/0363-2026 Injunctive relief for lawful occupants of rental units.
Introduced by Sandy Nurse
intro.nyc/0364-2026 Increasing penalties for unlawful evictions.
Introduced by Sandy Nurse
intro.nyc/0403-2026 Creating a department of community safety
Introduced by Lincoln Restler
intro.nyc/0411-2026 Establishment of an office of cannabis business services.
Introduced by Kevin C. Riley
intro.nyc/0414-2026 Creation of a three-digit gun violence intervention hotline.
Introduced by Kevin C. Riley
intro.nyc/0424-2026 Establish and operate a pilot program providing free mental health services to children who have been returned to their home following a removal.
Introduced by Pierina Ana Sanchez
intro.nyc/0510-2026 Mayor's Desk for Signature An online public procurement interface.
Introduced by Julie Won
intro.nyc/0514-2026 Reporting on locations in which persons are squatting.
Introduced by Susan Zhuang
intro.nyc/0518-2026 Requiring the licensing of last-mile facilities.
Introduced by Tiffany L. Cabán
intro.nyc/0547-2026 Amending the icon for added sugar warning labels and the amount for civil penalties.
Introduced by Oswald J. Feliz
intro.nyc/0580-2026 Establishing an office of child care to oversee free child care for all city residents.
Introduced by Jennifer Gutiérrez
intro.nyc/0609-2026 Prohibiting the sale of flavored cigarettes.
Introduced by Rita C. Joseph
intro.nyc/0629-2026 Establishment of teams to review the population of youth held in secure detention facilities.
Introduced by Lincoln Restler
intro.nyc/0657-2026 Third party transfer program, and to repeal sections 11-425, 11-426, and 11-427 of such code, relating to agreements for payment of delinquent taxes and charges in installments.
Introduced by Pierina Ana Sanchez
intro.nyc/0660-2026 Requiring a study and report on in-person altercations among youth and their associated activity on online platforms.
Introduced by Nantasha M. Williams
intro.nyc/0661-2026 Requiring the department of correction and correctional health services to establish a medical clinic to treat persons transported to a court facility.
Introduced by Nantasha M. Williams
intro.nyc/0663-2026 A program to make bridge loans available to awardees of capital funding from the city.
Introduced by Nantasha M. Williams
intro.nyc/0664-2026 Compensation of the mayor, public advocate, members of the city council, borough presidents, comptroller and district attorneys.
Introduced by Nantasha M. Williams
intro.nyc/0667-2026 Offering community service in lieu of civil penalties for certain littering violations.
Introduced by Nantasha M. Williams
intro.nyc/0672-2026 Reducing the maximum time commercial vehicles may park.
Introduced by Nantasha M. Williams