Public Advocate Jumaane Williams

Mar 2019 - Dec 2029




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Legislation (2026-2029 Session)

Council member Public Advocate Jumaane Williams has introduced 39 bills in the current legislative session.

39 bills are in Committee

intro.nyc/0378-2026 Developing a college admissions counseling program.
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0379-2026 Distressed property consultant disclosures and homeowner foreclosure prevention education.
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0380-2026 Videoconferencing services for individuals in custody of the department of correction.
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0381-2026 Requiring the department of education to provide information requiring school compliance with the Americans with disabilities act.
with 4 sponsors
intro.nyc/0382-2026 Prohibiting unauthorized surveillance by a global positioning system or similar technology.
with 4 sponsors
intro.nyc/0383-2026 Use of conducted electrical weapons by the police department.
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0384-2026 Increasing the number of violations required to revoke authorization to operate a commuter van service.
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0385-2026 Prohibiting discrimination in the issuance of credit and requiring creditors to disclose to potential borrowers how their rate is calculated.
with 5 sponsors
intro.nyc/0386-2026 Requiring the 311 customer service center to accept requests for service and complaints using video call functionality.
with 5 sponsors
intro.nyc/0387-2026 Requiring reporting on crime statistics in shelters.
with 4 sponsors
intro.nyc/0705-2026 Requiring employers to hold an onboarding meeting to discuss an employee's reintegration back into the workplace after parental leave.
with 4 sponsors
intro.nyc/0706-2026 Requiring city employers to provide earned personal time to employees.
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0707-2026 Requiring quarterly reporting on enforcement interactions with street vendors.
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0708-2026 Collecting and disclosing personal and sensitive information about New York City residents.
with 3 sponsors
intro.nyc/0709-2026 Requiring a specification for hazard pay in solicitations for certain emergency procurements made during a state of emergency related to the outbreak of a communicable disease.
with 3 sponsors
intro.nyc/0710-2026 Prohibiting non-disclosure agreements relating to city development projects.
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0711-2026 Department of finance conducting education and outreach regarding deed and foreclosure prevention assistance fraud.
with 4 sponsors
intro.nyc/0712-2026 Requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to create a training program for providers of pregnancy and postpartum-related services about perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.
with 4 sponsors
intro.nyc/0713-2026 Creating an interagency task force to be charged with studying the obstacles faced by children of incarcerated parents, from arrest to reunification.
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0714-2026 Requiring the police department to submit to the council reports of services provided to any private entity.
with 3 sponsors
intro.nyc/0759-2026 Maximum fee allowed when transferring money to a person in the custody of the department of correction.
intro.nyc/0760-2026 Temporary moratorium on third party transfers of real property and a study on the eligibility of transferable property.
intro.nyc/0761-2026 Establishing an emergency student food plan.
intro.nyc/0762-2026 Requiring owners to notify tenants of unsafe conditions of exterior walls of buildings.
intro.nyc/0763-2026 Responding to complaints filed about immediately hazardous and hazardous conditions in multiple dwellings.
intro.nyc/0764-2026 311 transmitting image and video data for housing service requests or complaints.
intro.nyc/0765-2026 Requiring the department of correction to assist incarcerated individuals in obtaining school transcripts, social security cards and driver licenses.
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0766-2026 Social workers in city correctional facilities.
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0767-2026 Public notification regarding release of oil.
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0768-2026 Increasing penalties for failure to comply with backflow prevention requirements.
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0769-2026 Requiring safety netting and guardrail systems to protect floor openings.
intro.nyc/0770-2026 Strengthening scaffolding requirements.
intro.nyc/0771-2026 Licensing of general contractors.
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0772-2026 A taskforce to study improving safety in homeless shelters.
intro.nyc/0773-2026 Establishing a commission to develop a citywide shelter siting plan for implementation by the department of homeless services and social services.
with 6 sponsors
intro.nyc/0774-2026 Sales of cooperative apartments.
with 4 sponsors
intro.nyc/0775-2026 Imposing civil penalties on contractors who perform work after the expiration of a permit.
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0776-2026 Requiring the police department to report on custodial interrogations of minors.
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0777-2026 Requiring the department of small business services to offer training and education to small businesses regarding accessibility of the workplace and inclusion of workers with disabilities.
with 2 sponsors

Sponsored Legislation

Council member Public Advocate Jumaane Williams has sponsored 34 bills originally introduced by other Council members in the current legislative session.

intro.nyc/0009-2026 A study and report on expediting the child care permitting process.
Introduced by Linda Lee
intro.nyc/0012-2026 Prohibiting the dissemination of materially deceptive audio or visual media in local elections.
Introduced by Julie Menin
intro.nyc/0055-2026 Signage describing certain constitutional and legal protections.
Introduced by Alexa Avilés
intro.nyc/0057-2026 Requiring the department of transportation to study street design as a means to limit or reduce the use by commercial vehicles of streets in residential neighborhoods.
Introduced by Alexa Avilés
intro.nyc/0058-2026 Conducting a study of the impact that truck and delivery traffic generated by last mile facilities have on local communities and infrastructure.
Introduced by Alexa Avilés
intro.nyc/0069-2026 Prohibiting city agencies from procuring single-use water containers.
Introduced by Julie Won
intro.nyc/0099-2026 Requiring the department of homeless services to report on the placement of families with children into shelters.
Introduced by Gale A. Brewer
intro.nyc/0130-2026 The rights of persons who engage in sex work.
Introduced by Tiffany L. Cabán
intro.nyc/0156-2026 Permitting street vendors to vend within two feet from the curb.
Introduced by Carmen N. De La Rosa
intro.nyc/0246-2026 Returning funds remaining in commissary accounts when incarcerated individuals are released from custody.
Introduced by Crystal Hudson
intro.nyc/0265-2026 Civil penalties for discrimination based on lawful source of income.
Introduced by Shekar Krishnan
intro.nyc/0296-2026 Increasing access to data around gender-based violence.
Introduced by Farah N. Louis
intro.nyc/0303-2026 Maximum working hours for home care aides.
Introduced by Christopher Marte
intro.nyc/0310-2026 Requiring the department of transportation to install bilingual street name signs.
Introduced by Christopher Marte
intro.nyc/0403-2026 Creating a department of community safety
Introduced by Lincoln Restler
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/0426-2026 Requiring cooperative corporations to provide financial information to prospective purchasers of cooperative apartments.
Introduced by Pierina Ana Sanchez
intro.nyc/0441-2026 Establishing a task force to examine disparities in contracting.
Introduced by Althea V. Stevens
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.
Introduced by Althea V. Stevens
intro.nyc/0452-2026 Establishing wage requirements for city-contracted human services workers.
Introduced by Althea V. Stevens
intro.nyc/0460-2026 Abolishing the criminal group database and prohibiting the establishment of a successor database.
Introduced by Althea V. Stevens
intro.nyc/0466-2026 Requiring the administration for children’s services to provide a multilingual disclosure form to parents or guardians during a child protective investigation.
Introduced by Sandra Ung
intro.nyc/0511-2026 Prohibiting standing or parking a vehicle within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.
Introduced by Julie Won
intro.nyc/0518-2026 Requiring the licensing of last-mile facilities.
Introduced by Tiffany L. Cabán
intro.nyc/0541-2026 Leasing or rental of city properties.
Introduced by Oswald J. Feliz
intro.nyc/0542-2026 Requiring the department of citywide administrative services to report on the use or vacancy of space in city buildings.
Introduced by Oswald J. Feliz
intro.nyc/0573-2026 Extending the statute of limitations for commencing a private cause of action under the city human rights law.
Introduced by James F. Gennaro
intro.nyc/0579-2026 An education and outreach campaign to enroll students in 3-K and pre-K.
Introduced by Jennifer Gutiérrez
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/0587-2026 Minimum standards for emergency congregate housing.
Introduced by Shahana K. Hanif
intro.nyc/0588-2026 Notification of the right to be placed in shelter.
Introduced by Shahana K. Hanif
intro.nyc/0631-2026 Requiring the department of education to report on early childhood education seat availability, outreach, and staff vacancies.
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/0692-2026 Workforce stabilization payments for school paraprofessionals, and providing for the repeal thereof.
Introduced by Carmen N. De La Rosa