Public Advocate Jumaane Williams

Mar 2019 - Dec 2025




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Legislation (2024-2025 Session)

Council member Public Advocate Jumaane Williams has introduced 56 bills in the current legislative session.

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

intro.nyc/0067-2024 Dept of finance conducting education and outreach regarding deed and foreclosure prevention assistance fraud.
with 9 sponsors
intro.nyc/0068-2024 A temporary moratorium on third party transfers of real property and a study on the eligibility of transferable property.
with 3 sponsors
intro.nyc/0399-2024 Requiring the department of education to provide information requiring school compliance with the Americans with disabilities act.
with 5 sponsors
intro.nyc/0400-2024 Requiring employers to hold an onboarding meeting to discuss an employee's reintegration back into the workplace after parental leave.
with 5 sponsors
intro.nyc/0401-2024 Prohibiting discrimination in the issuance of credit and requiring creditors to disclose to potential borrowers how their rate is calculated.
with 7 sponsors
intro.nyc/0402-2024 Requiring a report on voter registration in city jails.
with 6 sponsors
intro.nyc/0403-2024 The cleaning of catch basins and reports on catch basin cleanups and maintenance.
with 9 sponsors
intro.nyc/0404-2024 Requiring reporting on crime statistics in shelters.
with 5 sponsors
intro.nyc/0405-2024 The creation of a taskforce to study improving safety in homeless shelters.
with 6 sponsors
intro.nyc/0406-2024 Establishing a commission to develop a citywide shelter siting plan for implementation by the department of homeless services and social services.
with 7 sponsors
intro.nyc/0407-2024 Sales of cooperative apartments.
with 22 sponsors
intro.nyc/0408-2024 Creating a division within the department of small business services to assist street vendors and requiring the commissioner of small business services to update the department’s programs to facilitate street vendor access.
with 19 sponsors
intro.nyc/0627-2024 Establishment of a home sharing program for homeless individuals and reporting in relation thereto.
with 3 sponsors
intro.nyc/0628-2024 Signage regarding transgender rights and services at hospitals.
with 6 sponsors
intro.nyc/0629-2024 Requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to report on training for medical care for transgender and gender non-conforming persons.
with 5 sponsors
intro.nyc/0630-2024 Establishing a commission to study and make recommendations regarding the root causes of violence in the city.
with 3 sponsors
intro.nyc/0631-2024 Requiring owners to notify tenants of unsafe conditions of exterior walls of buildings.
intro.nyc/0632-2024 Responding to complaints filed about immediately hazardous and hazardous conditions in multiple dwellings.
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0633-2024 Creating an interagency task force to be charged with studying the obstacles faced by children of incarcerated parents, from arrest to reunification.
with 3 sponsors
intro.nyc/0634-2024 311 transmitting image and video data for housing service requests or complaints.
with 3 sponsors
intro.nyc/0635-2024 Requiring the department of correction to assist incarcerated individuals in obtaining school transcripts, social security cards and driver licenses.
with 7 sponsors
intro.nyc/0636-2024 Imposing civil penalties on contractors who perform work after the expiration of a permit.
with 4 sponsors
intro.nyc/0637-2024 Creating a three-digit mental health emergency hotline.
with 5 sponsors
intro.nyc/0638-2024 Requiring that NYPD vehicles be equipped with bulletproof glass.
with 6 sponsors
intro.nyc/0639-2024 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 4 sponsors
intro.nyc/0640-2024 Requiring the 311 customer service center to accept requests for service and complaints using video call functionality.
with 5 sponsors
intro.nyc/0699-2024 Creating a youth employment education program.
with 8 sponsors
intro.nyc/0700-2024 Establishing a college admissions counseling program.
with 6 sponsors
intro.nyc/0701-2024 Videoconferencing services for individuals in custody of the department of correction
with 7 sponsors
intro.nyc/0702-2024 Establishing an emergency student food plan
with 4 sponsors
intro.nyc/0703-2024 Prohibiting unauthorized surveillance by a global positioning system or similar technology.
with 5 sponsors
intro.nyc/0704-2024 Requiring police officers to treat breathing difficulties as medical emergencies.
with 4 sponsors
intro.nyc/0705-2024 Use of conducted electrical weapons by the police department.
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0706-2024 Social workers in city correctional facilities
with 6 sponsors
intro.nyc/0707-2024 Prohibiting non-disclosure agreements relating to development projects.
with 6 sponsors
intro.nyc/0708-2024 Private water and sewer pipelines
with 4 sponsors
intro.nyc/0709-2024 Expansion of the Franchise and Concession Review Committee.
with 5 sponsors
intro.nyc/0710-2024 Creation of a task force to study, report on, and make recommendations to improve New York city housing authority’s tenant engagement and address tenant concerns regarding safety and quality of life
with 6 sponsors
intro.nyc/0785-2024 Distressed property consultant disclosures and homeowner foreclosure prevention education.
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0786-2024 Public notification regarding release of oil
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0787-2024 Requiring safety netting and guardrail systems to protect floor openings.
intro.nyc/0788-2024 Strengthening scaffolding requirements.
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0789-2024 Requiring multiple dwelling owners to provide notice to their tenants prior to temporarily or permanently making building amenities unavailable.
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0790-2024 Licensing of general contractors.
with 4 sponsors
intro.nyc/0832-2024 Requiring city employers to provide earned personal time to employees.
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0833-2024 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.
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0834-2024 Posting information on school meal ingredients and preparation online and reporting on allergic reactions to school meals.
with 4 sponsors
intro.nyc/0835-2024 Provision of menstrual cups in schools.
with 4 sponsors
intro.nyc/0836-2024 Requiring the dept of health and mental hygiene to provide menstrual hygiene products for CUNY to make available on campus.
with 4 sponsors
intro.nyc/0837-2024 Requiring that notice of hotel development plans be provided to certain officials at the time the application is filed.
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0838-2024 Application for New York city identity cards by incarcerated persons.
with 5 sponsors
intro.nyc/0839-2024 Increasing penalties for failure to comply with backflow prevention requirements
with 4 sponsors
intro.nyc/0840-2024 Requiring the police department to report on custodial interrogations of minors
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0841-2024 Provision of interest-free loans to small businesses, non-profits and freelance workers following certain emergency circumstances
with 10 sponsors
intro.nyc/0842-2024 Requiring the department of transportation to consider placement of traffic enforcement agents in developing an interagency roadway safety plan
with 4 sponsors
intro.nyc/0843-2024 Establishing a digital inclusion officer at every city agency
with 3 sponsors

Sponsored Legislation

Council member Public Advocate Jumaane Williams has sponsored 30 bills originally introduced by other Council members in the current legislative session.

intro.nyc/0024-2024 Permitting street vendors to vend within two feet from the curb.
Introduced by Carmen N. De La Rosa
intro.nyc/0047-2024 Repealing the misdemeanor criminal penalties for general vendors and mobile food vendors.
Introduced by Shekar Krishnan
intro.nyc/0113-2024 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/0114-2024 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/0118-2024 Reporting on dress code policies New York City schools.
Introduced by Diana I. Ayala
intro.nyc/0149-2024 The rights of persons who engage in sex work.
Introduced by Tiffany Cabán
intro.nyc/0206-2024 Requiring correction officers to carry and administer opioid antagonists while on duty and to receive related training.
Introduced by Shahana K. Hanif
intro.nyc/0207-2024 Minimum standards for emergency congregate housing.
Introduced by Shahana K. Hanif
intro.nyc/0208-2024 Notification of the right to be placed in shelter.
Introduced by Shahana K. Hanif
intro.nyc/0288-2024 Requiring the department of consumer and worker protection to implement an outreach and education program regarding phone scams involving voice cloning.
Introduced by Julie Menin
intro.nyc/0293-2024 Prohibiting the dissemination of materially deceptive audio or visual media in local elections.
Introduced by Julie Menin
intro.nyc/0294-2024 Reporting of data related to COVID-19.
Introduced by Julie Menin
intro.nyc/0296-2024 Menstrual products in city bathroom facilities.
Introduced by Julie Menin
intro.nyc/0300-2024 Establishing an office of small business digitalization and technical amendments in relation thereto.
Introduced by Julie Menin
intro.nyc/0377-2024 Maximum fee allowed when transferring money to a person in the custody of the department of correction.
Introduced by Keith Powers
intro.nyc/0423-2024 Procedures following the death of an individual in custody of the department of correction and a report on compassionate release.
Introduced by Carlina Rivera
intro.nyc/0431-2024 Ensuring business licensing and regulatory compliance of all mobile food and general vendors.
Introduced by Pierina Ana Sanchez
intro.nyc/0435-2024 Expanding availability of rapid testing for sexually transmitted infections.
Introduced by Pierina Ana Sanchez
intro.nyc/0438-2024 Requiring cooperative corporations to provide financial information to prospective purchasers of cooperative apartments.
Introduced by Pierina Ana Sanchez
intro.nyc/0472-2024 Requiring the borough presidents to provide equal employment opportunity trainings to community board members.
Introduced by Nantasha M. Williams
intro.nyc/0547-2024 Establishing an office of climate resiliency.
Introduced by Justin L. Brannan
intro.nyc/0591-2024 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/0615-2024 Maximum working hours for home care aides.
Introduced by Christopher Marte
intro.nyc/0619-2024 Requiring the department of transportation to install bilingual street name signs
Introduced by Christopher Marte
intro.nyc/0652-2024 Establish and operate a pilot program providing free mental health services to children who have been returned to their home following a removal, and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.
Introduced by Pierina Ana Sanchez
intro.nyc/0735-2024 Requiring the department of correction to report on physical violence against and sexual harassment of correctional staff and ensure that staff have access to mental health treatment resources.
Introduced by Althea V. Stevens
intro.nyc/0739-2024 Reports on the response to asylum seeker arrivals and requiring the use of budget codes for funding associated with the response to asylum seeker arrivals.
Introduced by Diana I. Ayala
intro.nyc/0741-2024 Prohibiting city agencies from procuring single-use water containers.
Introduced by Erik D. Bottcher
intro.nyc/0798-2024 Abolishing the criminal group database and prohibiting the establishment of a successor database.
Introduced by Althea V. Stevens
intro.nyc/0825-2024 Returning funds remaining in commissary accounts when incarcerated individuals are released from custody.
Introduced by Crystal Hudson