Public Advocate Jumaane Williams Legislation

Legislation (2024-2025 Session)

Council member Public Advocate Jumaane Williams has introduced 65 bills in the current legislative session.

55 bills are in Committee , 9 bills are Laid Over in Committee , 1 bills are Enacted

intro.nyc/0067-2024 Dept of finance conducting education and outreach regarding deed and foreclosure prevention assistance fraud.
with 11 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 4 sponsors

intro.nyc/0399-2024 Requiring the department of education to provide information requiring school compliance with the Americans with disabilities act.
with 8 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 26 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 10 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 31 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 26 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 10 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 7 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 3 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 8 sponsors

intro.nyc/0638-2024 Requiring that NYPD vehicles be equipped with bulletproof glass.
with 7 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 8 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 9 sponsors

intro.nyc/0700-2024 Establishing a college admissions counseling program.
with 7 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 6 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 5 sponsors

intro.nyc/0705-2024 Use of conducted electrical weapons by the police department.
with 3 sponsors

intro.nyc/0706-2024 Social workers in city correctional facilities
with 7 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 5 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 3 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 3 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 4 sponsors

intro.nyc/0833-2024 Enacted Requiring the installation and maintenance of an informational sign at the intersection of Wall and Pearl Streets in Manhattan to mark the site of New York’s first slave market.
with 19 sponsors

intro.nyc/0834-2024 Posting information on school meal ingredients and preparation online and reporting on allergic reactions to school meals.
with 6 sponsors

intro.nyc/0835-2024 Provision of menstrual cups in schools.
with 7 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 8 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 3 sponsors

intro.nyc/0838-2024 Application for New York city identity cards by incarcerated persons.
with 28 sponsors

intro.nyc/0839-2024 Increasing penalties for failure to comply with backflow prevention requirements
with 5 sponsors

intro.nyc/0840-2024 Requiring the police department to report on custodial interrogations of minors
with 3 sponsors

intro.nyc/0841-2024 Provision of interest-free loans to small businesses, non-profits and freelance workers following certain emergency circumstances
with 11 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 5 sponsors

intro.nyc/0843-2024 Establishing a digital inclusion officer at every city agency
with 4 sponsors

intro.nyc/0929-2024 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 5 sponsors

intro.nyc/0930-2024 Establishment of a task force to develop equitable responses to infectious disease related emergencies, including COVID-19.
with 5 sponsors

intro.nyc/0931-2024 Requiring the police department to post quarterly reports on its website relating to the use of seat belt holds and chokeholds
with 4 sponsors

intro.nyc/0932-2024 Requiring the police department to submit to the council reports of services provided to any private entity.
with 4 sponsors

intro.nyc/0947-2024 Requiring quarterly reporting on enforcement interactions with street vendors.
with 2 sponsors

intro.nyc/0949-2024 Provision of sufficient receptacles for the storage of solid waste
with 9 sponsors

intro.nyc/0950-2024 Increasing the number of violations required to revoke authorization to operate a commuter van service.

intro.nyc/0973-2024 Pohibiting discrimination based on employment history.
with 6 sponsors

intro.nyc/0974-2024 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 6 sponsors

Sponsored Legislation

Council member Public Advocate Jumaane Williams has sponsored 89 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/0055-2024 Requiring the department of sanitation to accept commercial solid waste at city-owned or operated marine transfer stations and city-owned or operated rail transfer stations.
Introduced by Sandy Nurse

intro.nyc/0078-2024 Disposition of real property of the city.
Introduced by Lincoln Restler

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 Enacted Posting information and reporting on dress code policies in NYC public schools, and to repeal section two of such local law upon the expiration thereof.
Introduced by Diana I. Ayala

intro.nyc/0123-2024 Enacted Prohibiting the department of homeless services from requiring a child’s presence in person at an intake facility when a family with children applies for shelter
Introduced by Diana I. Ayala

intro.nyc/0149-2024 The rights of persons who engage in sex work.
Introduced by Tiffany Cabán

intro.nyc/0205-2024 Outreach about fraudulent schemes committed by providers of immigration assistance services.
Introduced by Shahana K. Hanif

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/0210-2024 Prohibiting the department of social services or any other city agency from imposing length of shelter stay restrictions in a shelter of any type.
Introduced by Shahana K. Hanif

intro.nyc/0214-2024 Creating a private right of action related to civil immigration detainers and cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
Introduced by Shahana K. Hanif

intro.nyc/0215-2024 Establishing an office of translation and interpretation within the office of immigrant affairs.
Introduced by Shahana K. Hanif

intro.nyc/0216-2024 Enacted bjEnhancing the application process for the New York city identity card.
Introduced by Shahana K. Hanif

intro.nyc/0242-2024 Enacted The creation of a truth, healing, and reconciliation process.
Introduced by Crystal Hudson

intro.nyc/0246-2024 Enacted Requiring city agencies to provide an “X” option for gender on certain forms.
Introduced by Crystal Hudson

intro.nyc/0279-2024 Enacted Studying the impacts of slavery and its legacies in New York city and recommending potential reparative measures for resulting harms.
Introduced by Farah N. Louis

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/0340-2024 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/0350-2024 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/0353-2024 Enacted Installation of solar photovoltaic systems on city-owned property.
Introduced by Sandy Nurse

intro.nyc/0360-2024 Enacted Payment of fees imposed in relation to the rental of residential real property.
Introduced by Chi A. Ossé

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 Enacted 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/0444-2024 Provision of mental health services for children visiting incarcerated individuals.
Introduced by Althea V. Stevens

intro.nyc/0471-2024 Enacted Establishing a New York city freedom trail task force.
Introduced by Nantasha M. Williams

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/0570-2024 Creating a land bank.
Introduced by Gale A. Brewer

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/0621-2024 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/0625-2024 Housing decisions for transgender, gender nonconforming, non-binary and intersex individuals.
Introduced by Keith Powers

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/0696-2024 Establishing organic waste composting facilities in each borough.
Introduced by Sandy Nurse

intro.nyc/0735-2024 Enacted Requiring the DOC to report on sexual assault and sexual harassment of correctional staff and providing staff access to mental health treatment resources.
Introduced by Althea V. Stevens

intro.nyc/0736-2024 Enacted Establish a rat contraceptive pilot program.
Introduced by Shaun Abreu

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/0794-2024 Enacted Composition of the youth board.
Introduced by Althea V. Stevens

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

intro.nyc/0888-2024 Enacted Requiring unsolicited offers to purchase certain residential properties to include disclosures of market value.
Introduced by Crystal Hudson

intro.nyc/0896-2024 Limiting nighttime illumination for certain buildings.
Introduced by Francisco P. Moya

intro.nyc/0902-2024 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/0908-2024 Enacted Requiring council advice and consent for certain commissioners.
Introduced by Adrienne E. Adams

intro.nyc/0925-2024 Requiring the inspection of steam radiators in multiple dwellings.
Introduced by Farah N. Louis

intro.nyc/0926-2024 Creation of appropriate and responsible use practices for artificial intelligence tools used by city agencies.
Introduced by Julie Menin

intro.nyc/0939-2024 Allowing commuter vans to accept hails from prospective passengers in the street
Introduced by Selvena N. Brooks-Powers

intro.nyc/0942-2024 Replacement of lead water service lines.
Introduced by James F. Gennaro

intro.nyc/0970-2024 Licensing massage therapy businesses.
Introduced by Francisco P. Moya

intro.nyc/0971-2024 Establishing sanitary requirements for businesses that provide massage
Introduced by Francisco P. Moya

intro.nyc/0980-2024 Increasing penalties for violations of requirements that apply to immigration assistance services.
Introduced by Julie Won

intro.nyc/1003-2024 Creation of an artificial intelligence working group within the city commission on human rights to study its impact on employment.
Introduced by Julie Menin

intro.nyc/1006-2024 Defining community land trusts for the provision of services in addition to housing that benefit the local community.
Introduced by Sandy Nurse

intro.nyc/1007-2024 Community land trust regulatory agreements for the provision of services in addition to housing that benefit the local community.
Introduced by Sandy Nurse

intro.nyc/1020-2024 Replacement of the individual responsible for implementing certain duties of the commissioner of investigation relating to the police department and reporting on investigations relating to the police department.
Introduced by Gale A. Brewer

intro.nyc/1024-2024 Requiring a centralized list of artificial intelligence tools approved to be used by agencies
Introduced by Jennifer Gutiérrez

intro.nyc/1037-2024 Posting certain information in multiple dwellings containing rent stabilized units.
Introduced by Sandy Nurse

intro.nyc/1063-2024 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/1122-2024 Plan for expanding home access to broadband internet.
Introduced by Jennifer Gutiérrez

intro.nyc/1126-2024 Enacted Requiring the provision of official waste containers at no cost to certain residential buildings with 2 or fewer dwelling units, and providing for the repeal of such local law upon the expiration thereof.
Introduced by Yusef Salaam

intro.nyc/1130-2024 Regulation of indirect sources of air pollution.
Introduced by Alexa Avilés

intro.nyc/1131-2024 Establishment of a task force to study options for making street design and infrastructure safer in consideration of increased use of electric bicycles and related collisions.
Introduced by Selvena N. Brooks-Powers

intro.nyc/1138-2024 Prohibiting standing or parking a vehicle within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.
Introduced by Julie Won

intro.nyc/1168-2025 Dismissal of certain parking tickets issued to doulas.
Introduced by Amanda Farías

intro.nyc/1173-2025 Requiring bicyclists to wear protective headgear.
Introduced by Robert F. Holden

intro.nyc/1193-2025 Requiring home improvement contractors to provide information on required permits to owners and requiring public outreach and education on the watch list of contractors performing work without a permit.
Introduced by Yusef Salaam

intro.nyc/1200-2025 Enacted Publicly available information regarding gender identity related rights and resources.
Introduced by Tiffany Cabán

intro.nyc/1201-2025 Enacted Cause of action related to interference with reproductive or gender-affirming health care.
Introduced by Shahana K. Hanif

intro.nyc/1204-2025 Enacted Requiring the commissioner of health and mental hygiene to conduct an assessment and develop a health agenda regarding health inequities affecting transgender, gender nonconforming, and non-binary individuals.
Introduced by Chi A. Ossé

intro.nyc/1211-2025 Civil penalties for discrimination based on lawful source of income.
Introduced by Shekar Krishnan

intro.nyc/1224-2025 Requiring shelters to provide free internet access to residents.
Introduced by Farah N. Louis

intro.nyc/1225-2025 Establishing an office of the census.
Introduced by Julie Menin

intro.nyc/1251-2025 Issuing supervisory licenses to mobile food vendors.
Introduced by Amanda Farías

intro.nyc/1261-2025 Correcting excess pay differentials for paraprofessionals arising from pattern bargaining practices.
Introduced by Keith Powers

intro.nyc/1272-2025 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/1285-2025 Requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to establish a program to train individuals to become doulas and provide doula services.
Introduced by Jennifer Gutiérrez