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




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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