Public Advocate Jumaane Williams Legislation

Legislation (2026-2029 Session)

Council member Public Advocate Jumaane Williams has introduced 40 bills in the current legislative session.

39 bills are in Committee , 1 bills are Laid Over 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 6 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 7 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 3 sponsors

intro.nyc/0711-2026 Department of finance conducting education and outreach regarding deed and foreclosure prevention assistance fraud.
with 6 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 5 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 3 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.
with 2 sponsors

intro.nyc/0763-2026 Responding to complaints filed about immediately hazardous and hazardous conditions in multiple dwellings.
with 2 sponsors

intro.nyc/0764-2026 311 transmitting image and video data for housing service requests or complaints.
with 2 sponsors

intro.nyc/0765-2026 Requiring the department of correction to assist incarcerated individuals in obtaining school transcripts, social security cards and driver licenses.
with 4 sponsors

intro.nyc/0766-2026 Social workers in city correctional facilities.
with 3 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.
with 6 sponsors

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 16 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 3 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 6 sponsors

intro.nyc/0797-2026 Requiring a report on voter registration in city jails.
with 5 sponsors

Sponsored Legislation

Council member Public Advocate Jumaane Williams has sponsored 60 bills originally introduced by other Council members in the current legislative session.

intro.nyc/0009-2026 Enacted A study and report on the processes for obtaining permits and licenses or registrations to operate a child care program.
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 Enacted 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/0210-2026 Restricting employers from using E-Verify or any other employment eligibility verification system to check the employment authorization status of an employee or an applicant who has not been offered employment.
Introduced by Shahana K. Hanif

intro.nyc/0220-2026 Identification of formerly enslaved African American burial sites.
Introduced by Kamillah Hanks

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/0294-2026 Discounted bike share rate for public school students aged 16 or older.
Introduced by Farah N. Louis

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 employees.
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/0428-2026 Limiting the use of facial recognition technology in residential buildings.
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/0496-2026 Mayor's Desk for Signature A study and report on the potential installation of works of art or structures to acknowledge the draft riots of 1863.
Introduced by Nantasha M. Williams

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 Enacted An education and outreach campaign to enroll students in early childhood education programs.
Introduced by Jennifer Gutiérrez

intro.nyc/0580-2026 Enacted Establishing an office of child care and early childhood education to oversee the planning and implementation of child care for any child who resides in the city at no cost to a parent, stepparent, guardian, or relative of such child.
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/0601-2026 Establishing an office of refugee and migrant settlement.
Introduced by Crystal Hudson

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 Mayor's Desk for Signature Workforce stabilization payments for school paraprofessionals, and providing for the repeal of such local law upon the expiration thereof.
Introduced by Carmen N. De La Rosa

intro.nyc/0717-2026 Requiring the department of buildings to inform property owners of permit sign-off requirements.
Introduced by Yusef Salaam

intro.nyc/0740-2026 Enacted A study on increasing the amount of green space in various community districts.
Introduced by Ty Hankerson

intro.nyc/0741-2026 Enacted Establishment of a task force on 988 and a public education campaign on mental health awareness.
Introduced by Linda Lee

intro.nyc/0786-2026 Procedures for and reporting on curing ballots for voters in department of correction custody.
Introduced by Selvena N. Brooks-Powers

intro.nyc/0796-2026 Regulating the police department’s response to first amendment events.
Introduced by Chi A. Ossé

intro.nyc/0799-2026 Establishing a support fund for small businesses affected by roadway construction.
Introduced by Yusef Salaam

intro.nyc/0801-2026 Creating apprenticeships for early childhood education.
Introduced by Althea V. Stevens

intro.nyc/0809-2026 Requiring the department of correction to create and implement policies to address medical needs during and after lock-ins.
Introduced by Selvena N. Brooks-Powers

intro.nyc/0810-2026 Prohibiting triple tours of duty for department of correction custodial officers.
Introduced by Selvena N. Brooks-Powers

intro.nyc/0830-2026 Cats in retail food stores.
Introduced by Frank Morano

intro.nyc/0832-2026 Requiring the fire department to provide mental health support services to emergency responders.
Introduced by Sandy Nurse

intro.nyc/0839-2026 Making the certification of no harassment pilot program permanent and adding criteria for inclusion of certain buildings in the program.
Introduced by Pierina Ana Sanchez

intro.nyc/0857-2026 Requiring the department of sanitation to install and refill dog waste bag dispensers on public litter baskets.
Introduced by Julie Menin

intro.nyc/0867-2026 Public notice of open meetings and the online publication of such notice.
Introduced by Harvey D. Epstein

intro.nyc/0870-2026 Replacement of lead water service lines.
Introduced by James F. Gennaro

intro.nyc/0891-2026 Prohibiting surveillance pricing.
Introduced by Julie Menin

intro.nyc/0902-2026 Mental health protocols for pregnant and postpartum individuals in the custody of the department of correction.
Introduced by Linda Lee

intro.nyc/0959-2026 Annual reporting on algorithmic tools approved for use in schools.
Introduced by Eric Dinowitz

intro.nyc/0960-2026 Quarterly reporting on data breaches of algorithmic tools in schools.
Introduced by Eric Dinowitz

intro.nyc/1010-2026 Increasing the maximum income level qualifying for the senior citizen homeowner’s exemption and the disabled homeowner’s exemption.
Introduced by Christopher Marte