Charles Barron

Jan 2002 - Dec 2023
District 42 (Brooklyn)

Comittees

Brooklyn Delegation of the New York City Council
Caucus - Black, Latino and Asian Caucus
Caucus - Progressive Caucus
Committee on Finance
Committee on Health
Committee on Higher Education
Committee on Hospitals
Committee on Housing and Buildings
Committee on Public Housing



Legislation (2022-2023 Session)

Council member Charles Barron has introduced 8 bills in the current legislative session.

7 bills are in Committee , 1 bills are Withdrawn

intro.nyc/0143-2022 Remediating lead water hazards in schools.
with 30 sponsors
intro.nyc/0144-2022 Creating an elected civilian review board and repealing the civilian complaint review board and independent police investigation and audit board.
with 4 sponsors
intro.nyc/0214-2022 Disclosure of information regarding past engagement in slavery by city contractors.
with 20 sponsors
intro.nyc/0215-2022 Social services for the wrongfully convicted.
with 21 sponsors
intro.nyc/0463-2022 Creating an elected civilian review board and repealing the civilian complaint review board and independent police investigation and audit board.
with 9 sponsors
intro.nyc/0654-2022 Disbursement of awards to non-profit organizations for contracts under ten million dollars immediately upon registration by the comptroller.
with 13 sponsors
intro.nyc/0787-2022 Evictions of elderly tenants.
with 14 sponsors
intro.nyc/1099-2023 Protecting the health care choice of retired employees of the city of New York.
with 17 sponsors

Sponsored Legislation

Council member Charles Barron has sponsored 136 bills originally introduced by other Council members in the current legislative session.

intro.nyc/0005-2022 Enacted Records of lead-based paint investigations.
Introduced by Diana I. Ayala
intro.nyc/0006-2022 Enacted Remediation of lead-based paint in dwelling units in multiple dwellings.
Introduced by Diana I. Ayala
intro.nyc/0030-2022 Requiring the dept of correction to create and implement policies to address medical needs during and after lock-ins.
Introduced by Carlina Rivera
intro.nyc/0093-2022 Regulation of commercial rent.
Introduced by Diana I. Ayala
intro.nyc/0096-2022 Enacted Providing vision testing and eyeglasses to low-income individuals.
Introduced by Justin L. Brannan
intro.nyc/0102-2022 Requiring the department of environmental protection to post a map of green roofs online.
Introduced by Justin L. Brannan
intro.nyc/0104-2022 Enacted Defining the term self-closing door.
Introduced by Oswald Feliz
intro.nyc/0105-2022 Enacted Housing and fire safety.
Introduced by Oswald Feliz
intro.nyc/0106-2022 Enacted Sale of electric space heaters.
Introduced by Shahana K. Hanif
intro.nyc/0115-2022 Minimum temperatures required to be maintained in dwellings.
Introduced by Crystal Hudson
intro.nyc/0116-2022 Enacted Creating a one-stop shop small business portal.
Introduced by Julie Menin
intro.nyc/0131-2022 Enacted Requiring the fire dept to conduct residential education and outreach regarding the safe operation of electric space heaters.
Introduced by Pierina Ana Sanchez
intro.nyc/0133-2022 Inspections of sprinkler system and standpipe system fire department connections.
Introduced by Nantasha M. Williams
intro.nyc/0135-2022 Creating a new parking permit for expectant mothers experiencing a difficult or complicated pregnancy.
Introduced by Nantasha M. Williams
intro.nyc/0150-2022 Electric vehicle charging stations in open parking lots and parking garages.
Introduced by Justin L. Brannan
intro.nyc/0158-2022 Creating a private right of action related to civil immigration detainers and cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
Introduced by Shahana K. Hanif
intro.nyc/0175-2022 Maximum working hours for home care aides.
Introduced by Christopher Marte
intro.nyc/0181-2022 Requiring the department of correction to publish all of its rules, policies and directives.
Introduced by Keith Powers
intro.nyc/0184-2022 Limiting the circumstances in which a person may be detained by the police department on a civil immigration detainer.
Introduced by Keith Powers
intro.nyc/0185-2022 Limiting communication between the department of correction and federal immigration authorities.
Introduced by Keith Powers
intro.nyc/0192-2022 Excluding community land trusts and affordable cooperative rentals from the housing portal.
Introduced by Carlina Rivera
intro.nyc/0193-2022 Enacted Lead-based paint hazards in common areas of dwellings.
Introduced by Carlina Rivera
intro.nyc/0194-2022 Requiring landlords to test apartment air quality before offering a lease for signature.
Introduced by Carlina Rivera
intro.nyc/0195-2022 Requiring inspection of unoccupied dwelling units.
Introduced by Carlina Rivera
intro.nyc/0196-2022 Giving qualified entities a first opportunity to purchase and an opportunity to submit an offer to purchase certain residential buildings when offered for sale.
Introduced by Carlina Rivera
intro.nyc/0200-2022 Enacted Reporting on objections to orders for the abatement or remediation of lead conditions.
Introduced by Rafael Salamanca, Jr.
intro.nyc/0208-2022 Enacted Inspections of self-closing doors and fire safety notices in residential buildings.
Introduced by Nantasha M. Williams
intro.nyc/0209-2022 Enacted Prohibiting discrimination on the basis of a person’s height or weight in employment, housing, and public accommodations.
Introduced by Shaun Abreu
intro.nyc/0210-2022 Enacted Creating a marine debris disposal and vessel surrendering office.
Introduced by Joann Ariola
intro.nyc/0227-2022 Enacted Requiring an agency or office designated by the mayor to make available on its website biographical information pertaining to all street and park name changes.
Introduced by Gale A. Brewer
intro.nyc/0228-2022 Increasing the number of drinking fountains adjacent to public parks and greenstreets.
Introduced by Gale A. Brewer
intro.nyc/0229-2022 Enacted Monthly rental assistance payments for households with rental assistance vouchers.
Introduced by Tiffany Cabán
intro.nyc/0232-2022 Establishment of a task force to study the gender pay disparity and economic self-sufficiency among the labor force in the city.
Introduced by Carmen N. De La Rosa
intro.nyc/0236-2022 Enacted Providing contracted ferry service at reduced cost to certain persons.
Introduced by Amanda Farías
intro.nyc/0240-2022 Enacted DOITT updating 311 complaint types and reporting on such updates.
Introduced by Jennifer Gutiérrez
intro.nyc/0241-2022 Providing public school students with mobile hotspot devices.
Introduced by Jennifer Gutiérrez
intro.nyc/0242-2022 Enacted Establishment of a Marshall plan for moms task force to develop and issue recommendations on how to support working mothers, other parents, and caregivers.
Introduced by Jennifer Gutiérrez
intro.nyc/0243-2022 Requiring multiple dwelling owners to post notices regarding electric space heater safety.
Introduced by Shahana K. Hanif
intro.nyc/0244-2022 Enacted Residential curbside organics collection.
Introduced by Shahana K. Hanif
intro.nyc/0255-2022 Aging In Place Package - Senior citizen rent increase exemption and the disability rent increase exemption.
Introduced by Crystal Hudson
intro.nyc/0256-2022 Use of force incidents involving police department use of a motor vehicle.
Introduced by Crystal Hudson
intro.nyc/0258-2022 Enacted Report on suitable locations for installing public bathrooms.
Introduced by Rita C. Joseph
intro.nyc/0267-2022 Distribution of employer identification cards at construction sites.
Introduced by Francisco P. Moya
intro.nyc/0268-2022 Stop work order inspections of worksites with major renovations.
Introduced by Francisco P. Moya
intro.nyc/0274-2022 Enacted Establishing a goal of zero divertible waste for New York city by 2030.
Introduced by Sandy Nurse
intro.nyc/0275-2022 Enacted Goal of achieving zero waste by increasing waste diversion from landfill or incineration.
Introduced by Sandy Nurse
intro.nyc/0276-2022 De-escalation and trauma-informed training for dept of homeless services employees.
Introduced by Chi A. Ossé
intro.nyc/0277-2022 Prohibiting the police department from deploying the strategic response group to a nonviolent gathering of individuals exercising the right of freedom of speech or peaceably to assemble.
Introduced by Chi A. Ossé
intro.nyc/0280-2022 Enacted Community recycling centers and events.
Introduced by Keith Powers
intro.nyc/0281-2022 Enacted Organic waste drop off sites.
Introduced by Keith Powers
intro.nyc/0293-2022 DOT to establish a program to allow community centers, schools, arts and cultural institutions and religious institutions to use adjacent outdoor spaces.
Introduced by Althea V. Stevens
intro.nyc/0325-2022 Enacted Provision of information about pediatric emergency rooms.
Introduced by Justin L. Brannan
intro.nyc/0328-2022 Requiring a minority and women-owned business enterprise consultant for city projects with budgets in excess of ten million dollars.
Introduced by Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
intro.nyc/0329-2022 Establishing a reward for individuals who provide information leading to the apprehension, prosecution or conviction of a person who seriously injures or kills another individual in a hit-and-run accident.
Introduced by Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
intro.nyc/0341-2022 Accessibility in small businesses.
Introduced by Julie Menin
intro.nyc/0342-2022 An office of interagency tourism affairs.
Introduced by Julie Menin
intro.nyc/0353-2022 Requiring the department of investigation to investigate allegations of evidentiary misconduct by police officers.
Introduced by Lincoln Restler
intro.nyc/0354-2022 Establishing an office of continuing education and adult literacy.
Introduced by Kevin C. Riley
intro.nyc/0355-2022 Permitting incarcerated individuals in city jails to choose the gender of their doctor.
Introduced by Carlina Rivera
intro.nyc/0356-2022 Establishing a program for child visitors of department of correction facilities.
Introduced by Carlina Rivera
intro.nyc/0357-2022 Requiring the department of correction to use an electronic case management system to track investigations of sexual abuse.
Introduced by Carlina Rivera
intro.nyc/0360-2022 Abolishing the criminal group database and prohibiting the establishment of a successor database.
Introduced by Carlina Rivera
intro.nyc/0365-2022 Provision of mental health services for children visiting incarcerated individuals.
Introduced by Althea V. Stevens
intro.nyc/0367-2022 Establishing an office of pandemic preparedness.
Introduced by Marjorie Velázquez
intro.nyc/0386-2022 Requiring the police dept to submit reports on complaints of police misconduct.
Introduced by Tiffany Cabán
intro.nyc/0400-2022 Establishing a warming centers program.
Introduced by Rita C. Joseph
intro.nyc/0401-2022 Requiring the installation of speed humps on roadways adjacent to any park equal or greater than one acre.
Introduced by Rita C. Joseph
intro.nyc/0403-2022 Enacted Requiring the department of education to distribute IDNYC applications to all high school students.
Introduced by Rita C. Joseph
intro.nyc/0414-2022 Enacted Rat mitigation progress in rat mitigation zones.
Introduced by Chi A. Ossé
intro.nyc/0417-2022 Notice requirements for certain transportation projects and the repeal of section 19-187 in relation thereto.
Introduced by Lincoln Restler
intro.nyc/0434-2022 Enacted Expanding the heat sensors program.
Introduced by Pierina Ana Sanchez
intro.nyc/0442-2022 Enacted Abating rodents as a requirement for the issuance of certain construction permits.
Introduced by Erik D. Bottcher
intro.nyc/0470-2022 Enacted Phasing out the use of fuel oil grade no. 4.
Introduced by James F. Gennaro
intro.nyc/0480-2022 Enacted Naming of 78 thoroughfares and public places.
Introduced by Shekar Krishnan
intro.nyc/0494-2022 A study of single-use plastics.
Introduced by Sandy Nurse
intro.nyc/0498-2022 Reporting on moneys on deposit.
Introduced by Keith Powers
intro.nyc/0499-2022 Reporting on non-depository city financial services.
Introduced by Keith Powers
intro.nyc/0533-2022 Requiring DEP to report on its progress toward decreasing the presence of sewage and stormwater contaminants in the city waterways and various strategies to achieve those goals, and providing for the expiration and repeal of such requirement.
Introduced by James F. Gennaro
intro.nyc/0536-2022 Establishing an office of the waterfront.
Introduced by Kamillah Hanks
intro.nyc/0538-2022 Requiring the New York police department to report on instances in which an individual denied an officer consent to a search.
Introduced by Crystal Hudson
intro.nyc/0549-2022 Banning solitary confinement in city jails.
Introduced by Public Advocate Jumaane Williams
intro.nyc/0558-2022 Enacted Extending the rent stabilization laws.
Introduced by Pierina Ana Sanchez
intro.nyc/0559-2022 Enacted Restricting the provision of eating utensils, condiment packets, napkins and extra eating containers, and clarifying the definition of third-party courier service.
Introduced by Marjorie Velázquez
intro.nyc/0564-2022 Aging In Place Package - Establishing a commission on LGTBQIA+ older adults within the department for the aging,
Introduced by Tiffany Cabán
intro.nyc/0570-2022 Establishing an office of translation and interpretation within the office of immigrant affairs.
Introduced by Shahana K. Hanif
intro.nyc/0586-2022 Requiring the police dept to report on police-civilian investigative encounters.
Introduced by Public Advocate Jumaane Williams
intro.nyc/0589-2022 Enacted Reporting on medical care and outcomes for incarcerated pregnant persons in the custody of the department of correction.
Introduced by Carlina Rivera
intro.nyc/0606-2022 Enacted Motor vehicles idling adjacent to and within certain parks.
Introduced by Alexa Avilés
intro.nyc/0623-2022 Anti-discrimination training on sexual orientation, gender identity and expression for senior service providers.
Introduced by Christopher Marte
intro.nyc/0632-2022 Fair Chance for Housing Act
Introduced by Keith Powers
intro.nyc/0637-2022 Disposition of real property of the city.
Introduced by Lincoln Restler
intro.nyc/0642-2022 Enacted Requiring quarterly reporting on the amount of time children and youth spend in the children’s center and other temporary placement facilities of the administration for children’s services.
Introduced by Nantasha M. Williams
intro.nyc/0660-2022 Enacted Establishing a program to provide transition services for students with disabilities entering higher education.
Introduced by Eric Dinowitz
intro.nyc/0663-2022 Enacted Sale, lease, and rental of powered bicycles, powered mobility devices and storage batteries.
Introduced by Oswald Feliz
intro.nyc/0665-2022 Enacted Establishing a digital literacy program for older adults.
Introduced by Jennifer Gutiérrez
intro.nyc/0672-2022 Enacted Aging In Place Package - Cultural programming relevant to prevalent spoken languages at older adult centers.
Introduced by Crystal Hudson
intro.nyc/0673-2022 Enacted Aging In Place Package - Promoting housing stability for seniors by entitling any person who is 60 years of age or older to full legal representation in eviction or termination of tenancy proceedings in housing court.
Introduced by Crystal Hudson
intro.nyc/0674-2022 Enacted Aging In Place Package - Requiring a know your rights pamphlet for older adults.
Introduced by Crystal Hudson
intro.nyc/0675-2022 Enacted Creation of a telemedicine accessibility plan.
Introduced by Crystal Hudson
intro.nyc/0676-2022 Enacted Aging In Place Package - Requiring a developer receiving city financial assistance to incorporate universal design features in dwelling units offered for rent in a housing development project.
Introduced by Crystal Hudson
intro.nyc/0683-2022 Information on affordable housing units.
Introduced by Christopher Marte
intro.nyc/0687-2022 Requiring added sugar notifications for menu items in chain restaurants.
Introduced by Keith Powers
intro.nyc/0707-2022 Air quality monitoring at designated “heavy use” thoroughfares.
Introduced by Alexa Avilés
intro.nyc/0708-2022 Redesigning the truck route network to improve safety and reduce traffic congestion and emissions.
Introduced by Alexa Avilés
intro.nyc/0714-2022 Creating a land bank.
Introduced by Gale A. Brewer
intro.nyc/0743-2022 Mayor's Desk for Signature Requiring certain city employees to identify themselves during encounters with the public.
Introduced by Rafael Salamanca, Jr.
intro.nyc/0750-2022 Enacted Proactive identification and inspection of multiple dwellings where children are at risk of lead poisoning.
Introduced by Diana I. Ayala
intro.nyc/0760-2022 Mayor's Desk for Signature Providing water safety instruction to New York city's public school children at no cost.
Introduced by Julie Menin
intro.nyc/0806-2022 Enacted Establishment of a comprehensive jail population review program.
Introduced by Carlina Rivera
intro.nyc/0814-2022 Enacted Requiring a report indicating the quantities and locations of automated external defibrillators placed in public places.
Introduced by Shekar Krishnan
intro.nyc/0825-2022 Report on the outreach and distribution of pre-exposure prophylaxis throughout the city of New York.
Introduced by Chi A. Ossé
intro.nyc/0829-2022 Emphasizing permanent housing and transparency in the provision of homeless services.
Introduced by Kristin Richardson Jordan
intro.nyc/0837-2022 Wrongful discharge from employment.
Introduced by Tiffany Cabán
intro.nyc/0846-2022 Requiring the department of sanitation to develop a plan for ensuring proper disposal of rechargeable batteries used for powered mobility devices.
Introduced by Sandy Nurse
intro.nyc/0856-2022 Outreach to unsheltered individuals.
Introduced by Tiffany Cabán
intro.nyc/0857-2022 Expanding disaggregated data in department of education reporting, including metrics on students in foster care and students in temporary housing.
Introduced by Rita C. Joseph
intro.nyc/0858-2022 Requiring the department of transportation to investigate vehicle collisions.
Introduced by Rita C. Joseph
intro.nyc/0878-2023 Enacted Prohibiting the department of social services from requiring an applicant for a rental assistance voucher to have resided or reside in a shelter of any type.
Introduced by Diana I. Ayala
intro.nyc/0885-2023 Automatic waiver of certain additional penalties for a parking violation if a vehicle owner responds to a notice of violation between forty-five and ninety days of its issuance.
Introduced by Mercedes Narcisse
intro.nyc/0893-2023 Enacted Expanding eligibility for rental assistance to any applicant at risk of eviction or experiencing homelessness.
Introduced by Pierina Ana Sanchez
intro.nyc/0894-2023 Enacted Income and work requirements for rental assistance.
Introduced by Pierina Ana Sanchez
intro.nyc/0897-2023 Enacted Naming of 129 thoroughfares and public places.
Introduced by Shaun Abreu
intro.nyc/0898-2023 Translating the citizen’s air complaint program portal into the designated citywide languages.
Introduced by Alexa Avilés
intro.nyc/0918-2023 Enacted Requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to develop and implement a citywide diabetes incidence and impact reduction plan.
Introduced by Lynn C. Schulman
intro.nyc/0928-2023 Requiring the department of education to report on funding for restorative justice programming and services.
Introduced by Kamillah Hanks
intro.nyc/0932-2023 A study on the feasibility of establishing a social housing agency and the repeal of this local law upon the expiration thereof.
Introduced by Sandy Nurse
intro.nyc/0934-2023 Requiring the placement of an informational sign near the intersection of Wall and Pearl Streets in Manhattan to mark the site of New York’s first slave market.
Introduced by Public Advocate Jumaane Williams
intro.nyc/0946-2023 Creating a mental health coordinator to inform city employees about mental health support and services.
Introduced by Crystal Hudson
intro.nyc/0948-2023 Requiring the New York City Police Department to report information and data regarding the department operations.
Introduced by Farah N. Louis
intro.nyc/0975-2023 Enacted Information on free cardiopulmonary resuscitation courses available to the public.
Introduced by Lynn C. Schulman
intro.nyc/0996-2023 Enacted Access to blood pressure machines.
Introduced by Mercedes Narcisse
intro.nyc/1011-2023 Providing information on reduced fare programs to individuals arrested or summoned for fare evasion.
Introduced by Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
intro.nyc/1041-2023 Expanding the definition of tenant harassment to include unlawful evictions and expanding the certificate of no harassment program to include unlawful evictions.
Introduced by Sandy Nurse
intro.nyc/1042-2023 Injunctive relief for lawful occupants of rental units.
Introduced by Sandy Nurse
intro.nyc/1094-2023 Recording alleged refusals to attend court appearances, the appointment of a court production liaison, and reporting on court appearance transportation.
Introduced by Carlina Rivera
intro.nyc/1105-2023 Fees charged in a residential rental real estate transaction.
Introduced by Chi A. Ossé