Joann Ariola

Jan 2022 - Dec 2029
District 32 (Queens)

Comittees

Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
Committee on Fire and Emergency Management (chair)
Committee on Health
Committee on Higher Education
Committee on Mental Health and Substance Use
Committee on Public Safety



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Legislation (2026-2029 Session)

Council member Joann Ariola has introduced 16 bills in the current legislative session.

16 bills are in Committee

intro.nyc/0033-2026 Hours of operation of adult-use cannabis retail dispensaries.
with 3 sponsors
intro.nyc/0034-2026 Requiring an interagency portal to track street vending enforcement.
with 3 sponsors
intro.nyc/0035-2026 Prohibiting vending on certain streets in Queens.
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0036-2026 Installation of vape detectors in public middle and high schools.
with 3 sponsors
intro.nyc/0037-2026 Providing rental assistance to homeless veterans.
with 4 sponsors
intro.nyc/0038-2026 Applicable fines and civil penalties for the obstruction of fire hydrants.
with 3 sponsors
intro.nyc/0039-2026 After action reports following emergency declarations.
with 4 sponsors
intro.nyc/0040-2026 Testing and remediating PFAS chemicals in firehouse drinking water.
with 6 sponsors
intro.nyc/0041-2026 Voluntary PFAS screenings for firefighters.
with 6 sponsors
intro.nyc/0042-2026 Creating uniform emergency response maps for city properties.
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0043-2026 Requiring the installation of security cameras in parks.
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0044-2026 Creation of a small business disaster recovery and resiliency advisory board.
with 4 sponsors
intro.nyc/0045-2026 Requiring the director of long-term planning and sustainability to conduct an infrastructure risk study in flood risk areas.
with 4 sponsors
intro.nyc/0046-2026 Installing child with autism warning plaques on streets.
with 4 sponsors
intro.nyc/0686-2026 Requiring the creation of a website that displays remote job opportunities.
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0687-2026 Requiring a study and report on delays and costs in capital projects.
with 4 sponsors

Sponsored Legislation

Council member Joann Ariola has sponsored 44 bills originally introduced by other Council members in the current legislative session.

intro.nyc/0001-2026 Plan regarding buffer zones adjacent to places of religious worship
Introduced by Julie Menin
intro.nyc/0002-2026 Mayor's Desk for Signature Approval for emergency procurements and submission of contracts for audit.
Introduced by Julie Menin
intro.nyc/0109-2026 Creation of curbside overnight parking for low and zero emission commercial vehicles in industrial business zones and to provide for the repeal thereof.
Introduced by Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
intro.nyc/0117-2026 Requiring the office of long-term planning and sustainability to conduct environmental impact studies of John F. Kennedy international airport.
Introduced by Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
intro.nyc/0147-2026 Requiring notification of community boards and elected officials before renewing an emergency shelter contract.
Introduced by David M. Carr
intro.nyc/0151-2026 Requiring carbon monoxide detecting devices in the basements of certain dwellings.
Introduced by David M. Carr
intro.nyc/0152-2026 Converting the mandatory residential curbside organics collection program to a voluntary program
Introduced by David M. Carr
intro.nyc/0175-2026 A plan regarding buffer zones adjacent to educational facilities.
Introduced by Eric Dinowitz
intro.nyc/0176-2026 Duplicate 311 requests for service and complaints.
Introduced by Eric Dinowitz
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/0211-2026 Requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to provide information regarding fertility treatment, including insurance coverage of fertility treatment.
Introduced by Shahana K. Hanif
intro.nyc/0224-2026 Creating an interagency task force on squatting.
Introduced by Kamillah Hanks
intro.nyc/0227-2026 Establishing a pilot abatement program for unsafe operators of pedal-assist bicycles.
Introduced by Kamillah Hanks
intro.nyc/0228-2026 Requiring the installation of pedestrian lighting on step streets.
Introduced by Kamillah Hanks
intro.nyc/0244-2026 Prohibiting the sale and rental of class three bicycles with electric assist.
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/0291-2026 Mayor's Desk for Signature Requiring the commissioner of health and mental hygiene to report deaths by suicide that occur in the city and suicide-related behavior among youth.
Introduced by Farah N. Louis
intro.nyc/0311-2026 Requiring the police department’s property clerk to look for a claimant’s identification in seized property upon request.
Introduced by Darlene Mealy
intro.nyc/0312-2026 Requiring that certain contact information be posted at work sites.
Introduced by Darlene Mealy
intro.nyc/0313-2026 Resources for cleanup and enforcement of dumping.
Introduced by Darlene Mealy
intro.nyc/0317-2026 Establishing a registry to recognize organizations that offer family benefits that exceed requirements.
Introduced by Frank Morano
intro.nyc/0318-2026 Establishing a New York city guardianship reform commission.
Introduced by Frank Morano
intro.nyc/0321-2026 Requiring AM broadcast receivers in vehicles of the city fleet and city-contracted vehicles.
Introduced by Frank Morano
intro.nyc/0323-2026 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.
Introduced by Frank Morano
intro.nyc/0370-2026 Prohibiting vending on certain streets in Queens.
Introduced by Vickie Paladino
intro.nyc/0371-2026 Delaying the greenhouse gas emission reduction requirements outlined in Local Law 97 by 7 years.
Introduced by Vickie Paladino
intro.nyc/0372-2026 Eliminating the fees for firearm licenses and permits.
Introduced by Vickie Paladino
intro.nyc/0373-2026 Establishing an office of quality of life.
Introduced by Vickie Paladino
intro.nyc/0374-2026 Temporarily exempting certain covered buildings from building emissions limits and studying the impact of such limits on such buildings and on the electrical distribution grid.
Introduced by Vickie Paladino
intro.nyc/0375-2026 Removing benchmarks for bus lanes and bicycle lanes from the streets master plan and repealing certain definitions in relation thereto.
Introduced by Vickie Paladino
intro.nyc/0376-2026 Reporting on criteria for mask mandates in schools within the city school district upon the implementation of such a mandate and monthly thereafter for the duration of such a mandate.
Introduced by Vickie Paladino
intro.nyc/0377-2026 Prohibiting the operation of electric scooters and bicycles with electric assist in parks.
Introduced by Vickie Paladino
intro.nyc/0486-2026 Requiring the department of environmental protection to report on inspections of green infrastructure sites.
Introduced by Sandra Ung
intro.nyc/0512-2026 Adding a 311 complaint category for SNAP theft.
Introduced by Susan Zhuang
intro.nyc/0513-2026 Requiring the installation of signs indicating the presence of every speed camera.
Introduced by Susan Zhuang
intro.nyc/0514-2026 Reporting on locations in which persons are squatting.
Introduced by Susan Zhuang
intro.nyc/0515-2026 Repeal sections 9-131, 9-205, 10-178, and 14-154 of the administrative code of the city of New York, relating to persons not to be detained and immigration enforcement.
Introduced by Vickie Paladino
intro.nyc/0622-2026 Eligibility for and access to special vehicle identification parking permits.
Introduced by Linda Lee
intro.nyc/0624-2026 Establishing exemptions for certain buildings from containerization requirements.
Introduced by Frank Morano
intro.nyc/0691-2026 Requiring the training of police officers on enforcement of commercial vehicle parking, stopping, and standing rules and truck routing rules.
Introduced by Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
intro.nyc/0692-2026 Workforce stabilization payments for school paraprofessionals, and providing for the repeal thereof.
Introduced by Carmen N. De La Rosa