Selvena N. Brooks-Powers

Mar 2021 - Dec 2029
District 31 ()

Comittees

Committee on Criminal Justice (chair)
Committee on Finance
Committee on Hospitals
Committee on Land Use
Committee on Small Business
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Legislation (2026-2029 Session)

Council member Selvena N. Brooks-Powers has introduced 24 bills in the current legislative session.

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

intro.nyc/0103-2026 Expanding homelessness prevention programs.
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0104-2026 Weight limits for parking structures.
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0105-2026 Studying and reporting on transportation impacts of decisions of the city planning commission in connection with certain land use actions.
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0106-2026 Creation of a task force to coordinate the removal of fallen trees due to a severe weather event.
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0107-2026 Adding two commissioners to the New York city taxi and limousine commission board.
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0108-2026 A study and report on the expansion of ferry service along the Rockaway Peninsula.
with 2 sponsors
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.
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0110-2026 Delivery devices used for commercial purposes, and to repeal section 10-157.1 of such code, relating to signs with bicycle safety procedures.
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0111-2026 Requiring the department of transportation to study and report on truck route compliance and warehouse operators.
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0112-2026 Placing a cap on the correlated color temperature of new and replacement streetlights.
with 3 sponsors
intro.nyc/0113-2026 Requiring a study of dangerous driving.
with 3 sponsors
intro.nyc/0114-2026 Information required in job listings.
with 10 sponsors
intro.nyc/0115-2026 Prohibition of non-compete agreements.
with 4 sponsors
intro.nyc/0116-2026 Requiring a minority and women-owned business enterprise consultant for city projects with budgets in excess of ten million dollars.
with 4 sponsors
intro.nyc/0117-2026 Requiring the office of long-term planning and sustainability to conduct environmental impact studies of John F. Kennedy international airport.
with 6 sponsors
intro.nyc/0118-2026 Requiring the department of environmental protection to conduct a green climate screen pilot project.
with 4 sponsors
intro.nyc/0119-2026 Establishing a reward for individuals who provide information leading to the apprehension, prosecution or conviction of a person who seriously injures or kills another individual in a hit-and-run accident.
with 6 sponsors
intro.nyc/0120-2026 Providing notice to home and business owners regarding the creation or removal of bus stops.
with 3 sponsors
intro.nyc/0121-2026 A study and report on the feasibility of new ferry terminals.
with 3 sponsors
intro.nyc/0122-2026 Installation of bollards at reconstructed sidewalks, curb extensions and pedestrian ramps.
with 3 sponsors
intro.nyc/0123-2026 Allowing commuter vans to accept hails from prospective passengers in the street.
with 3 sponsors
intro.nyc/0124-2026 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.
with 8 sponsors
intro.nyc/0125-2026 Requiring the cleaning of medians at least once per quarter.
with 5 sponsors
intro.nyc/0126-2026 Checklist for enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans.
with 5 sponsors

Sponsored Legislation

Council member Selvena N. Brooks-Powers has sponsored 35 bills originally introduced by other Council members in the current legislative session.

intro.nyc/0013-2026 Installation of solar-powered crosswalks.
Introduced by Julie Menin
intro.nyc/0027-2026 Development and distribution of materials on the risks of keeping a gun in the home
Introduced by Shaun Abreu
intro.nyc/0045-2026 Requiring the director of long-term planning and sustainability to conduct an infrastructure risk study in flood risk areas.
Introduced by Joann Ariola
intro.nyc/0053-2026 Regulation of indirect sources of air pollution.
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/0101-2026 CityFHEPS application response times.
Introduced by Gale A. Brewer
intro.nyc/0127-2026 Prohibition of requiring low-wage workers to enter into covenants not to compete and also to require employers to notify potential employees of any requirement to enter into a covenant not to compete.
Introduced by Tiffany L. Cabán
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/0214-2026 Requiring micromobility share system operators to display rules of the road for safe operation.
Introduced by Shahana K. Hanif
intro.nyc/0220-2026 Identification of formerly enslaved African American burial sites.
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/0263-2026 Developing a strategic blueprint to reduce capital project durations by at least 25 percent.
Introduced by Shekar Krishnan
intro.nyc/0271-2026 Requiring the department of housing preservation and development to increase tenant relocation services in the event of a vacate order.
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/0403-2026 Creating a department of community safety
Introduced by Lincoln Restler
intro.nyc/0415-2026 Establishing a youth entrepreneurship and business development program.
Introduced by Kevin C. Riley
intro.nyc/0418-2026 Requiring the department of housing preservation and development to create an in-person housing portal assistance program.
Introduced by Pierina Ana Sanchez
intro.nyc/0427-2026 How affordable housing units which subsequently became vacant are rented through the housing portal.
Introduced by Pierina Ana Sanchez
intro.nyc/0436-2026 Study on the feasibility of installing raised crosswalks, raised intersections, and speed reducers at intersections and roadways adjacent to schools.
Introduced by Lynn C. Schulman
intro.nyc/0448-2026 Structure and responsibilities of the youth board.
Introduced by Althea V. Stevens
intro.nyc/0454-2026 Requiring sodium and added sugar warnings in all restaurants.
Introduced by Althea V. Stevens
intro.nyc/0465-2026 Study and report on the expansion of ferry service along the Harlem River.
Introduced by Althea V. Stevens
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/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/0518-2026 Requiring the licensing of last-mile facilities.
Introduced by Tiffany L. Cabán
intro.nyc/0549-2026 Prohibiting the operation of a motor vehicle with fraudulent or expired license plates.
Introduced by Oswald J. Feliz
intro.nyc/0609-2026 Prohibiting the sale of flavored cigarettes.
Introduced by Rita C. Joseph
intro.nyc/0630-2026 Establishing a coordinator for borough-based jail construction.
Introduced by Lincoln Restler
intro.nyc/0641-2026 Department of social services is required to make CityFHEPS rental assistance payments.
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/0662-2026 Creation of a groundwater flood risk area map.
Introduced by Nantasha M. Williams
intro.nyc/0664-2026 Compensation of the mayor, public advocate, members of the city council, borough presidents, comptroller and district attorneys.
Introduced by Nantasha M. Williams