Shahana K. Hanif

Jan 2022 - Dec 2029
District 39 (Brooklyn)

Comittees

Committee on Civil and Human Rights
Committee on Disabilities (chair)
Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
Committee on Small Business
Committee on Technology
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Committee on Workforce Development




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Legislation (2026-2029 Session)

Council member Shahana K. Hanif has introduced 18 bills in the current legislative session.

18 bills are in Committee

intro.nyc/0205-2026 Requiring multiple dwelling owners to post notices regarding electric space heater safety.
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0206-2026 Expansion of worker coverage under the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act.
with 5 sponsors
intro.nyc/0207-2026 Gratuities for tipped employees and providing options for conferring cashless gratuities at fast-food establishments and food service establishments.
with 3 sponsors
intro.nyc/0208-2026 Requiring the inclusion of businesses owned by persons of Middle Eastern and North African descent in future disparity studies.
with 10 sponsors
intro.nyc/0209-2026 Creating a private right of action related to civil immigration detainers and cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
with 3 sponsors
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.
with 8 sponsors
intro.nyc/0211-2026 Requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to provide information regarding fertility treatment, including insurance coverage of fertility treatment.
with 17 sponsors
intro.nyc/0212-2026 An annual report on compliance with the Americans with disabilities act standards for accessible design by the department of parks and recreation, and to repeal and replace section 18-143 of the administrative code of the city of New York.
with 5 sponsors
intro.nyc/0213-2026 Prohibiting places or providers of public accommodation from using biometric recognition technology and protecting any biometric identifier information collected.
with 8 sponsors
intro.nyc/0214-2026 Requiring micromobility share system operators to display rules of the road for safe operation.
with 5 sponsors
intro.nyc/0584-2026 Establishment of an office of restaurant recovery in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the expiration and repeal thereof.
intro.nyc/0585-2026 Voter assistance advisory committee providing interpreters and materials in Arabic.
intro.nyc/0586-2026 An annual education campaign to combat antisemitism and promote inclusion.
with 2 sponsors
intro.nyc/0587-2026 Minimum standards for emergency congregate housing.
with 9 sponsors
intro.nyc/0588-2026 Notification of the right to be placed in shelter.
with 8 sponsors
intro.nyc/0589-2026 Prohibiting the department of social services or any other city agency from imposing length of shelter stay restrictions in a shelter of any type.
with 11 sponsors
intro.nyc/0590-2026 Keeping, restraint, or possession of elephants.
with 7 sponsors
intro.nyc/0591-2026 Establishing an office of translation and interpretation within the office of immigrant affairs.
with 7 sponsors

Sponsored Legislation

Council member Shahana K. Hanif has sponsored 46 bills originally introduced by other Council members in the current legislative session.

intro.nyc/0004-2026 Prohibiting pricing increases based on real-time demand at food service establishments.
Introduced by Julie Menin
intro.nyc/0009-2026 A study and report on expediting the child care permitting process.
Introduced by Julie Menin
intro.nyc/0011-2026 Increasing civil penalties for idling infractions by trucks and buses.
Introduced by Julie Menin
intro.nyc/0051-2026 A feasibility study of zero-emission port operations.
Introduced by Alexa Avilés
intro.nyc/0052-2026 An inventory of vacant industrial space, and an estimate of underutilization of industrial space, in significant maritime industrial areas.
Introduced by Alexa Avilés
intro.nyc/0056-2026 Requiring an annual report on the state of waterfront infrastructure.
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/0132-2026 The terms “inmate,” “prisoner,” and “incarcerated individual” and other similar terminology as used therein.
Introduced by Tiffany L. Cabán
intro.nyc/0139-2026 Requiring the department of social services to provide a benefits interview confirmation notice.
Introduced by Tiffany L. Cabán
intro.nyc/0141-2026 Requiring district attorneys to report on retained and seized property.
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/0162-2026 Adding a 311 complaint category for dog runs.
Introduced by Carmen N. De La Rosa
intro.nyc/0220-2026 Identification of formerly enslaved African American burial sites.
Introduced by Kamillah Hanks
intro.nyc/0241-2026 Establishing a universal youth employment program.
Introduced by Crystal Hudson
intro.nyc/0272-2026 Taxicab driver pay for electronically dispatched taxicab trips.
Introduced by Shekar Krishnan
intro.nyc/0279-2026 Exempting ambulettes from certain bus lane restrictions and allowing them to double park to assist passengers.
Introduced by Linda Lee
intro.nyc/0303-2026 Maximum working hours for home care aides.
Introduced by Christopher Marte
intro.nyc/0307-2026 Establishing a universal application and recertification system for the senior citizen rent increase exemption program and disability rent increase exemption program.
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/0311-2026 Requiring the police department’s property clerk to look for a claimant’s identification in seized property upon request.
Introduced by Darlene Mealy
intro.nyc/0312-2026 Requiring that certain contact information be posted at work sites.
Introduced by Darlene Mealy
intro.nyc/0313-2026 Resources for cleanup and enforcement of dumping.
Introduced by Darlene Mealy
intro.nyc/0369-2026 Establishing organic waste composting facilities in each borough.
Introduced by Sandy Nurse
intro.nyc/0403-2026 Creating a department of community safety
Introduced by Lincoln Restler
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/0428-2026 Limiting the use of facial recognition technology in residential buildings.
Introduced by Pierina Ana Sanchez
intro.nyc/0454-2026 Requiring sodium and added sugar warnings in all restaurants.
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/0518-2026 Requiring the licensing of last-mile facilities.
Introduced by Tiffany L. Cabán
intro.nyc/0574-2026 Requiring individuals registering as lobbyists to complete an annual anti-sexual harassment interactive training and to provide the certification of completion as part of registration.
Introduced by James F. Gennaro
intro.nyc/0580-2026 Establishing an office of child care to oversee free child care for all city residents.
Introduced by Jennifer Gutiérrez
intro.nyc/0582-2026 Requiring businesses using bicycles for commercial purposes to provide bicycle operators with fireproof or fire-resistant containers for removable storage batteries used to power motor-assisted bicycles.
Introduced by Jennifer Gutiérrez
intro.nyc/0601-2026 Establishing an office of refugee and migrant settlement.
Introduced by Crystal Hudson
intro.nyc/0610-2026 Notification of intent to alter or demolish certain rent regulated housing accommodations.
Introduced by Rita C. Joseph
intro.nyc/0622-2026 Eligibility for and access to special vehicle identification parking permits.
Introduced by Linda Lee
intro.nyc/0632-2026 Prohibiting non-essential helicopters from operating at heliports owned or operated by the city.
Introduced by Lincoln Restler
intro.nyc/0647-2026 Post-employment activities of former elected officials.
Introduced by Lincoln Restler
intro.nyc/0650-2026 Disposition of real property of the city.
Introduced by Lincoln Restler
intro.nyc/0651-2026 Requiring the department of investigation to investigate allegations of evidentiary misconduct by police officers.
Introduced by Lincoln Restler
intro.nyc/0655-2026 Expanding access to roadway and sidewalk cafes.
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/0664-2026 Compensation of the mayor, public advocate, members of the city council, borough presidents, comptroller and district attorneys.
Introduced by Nantasha M. Williams
intro.nyc/0670-2026 Establishing rules of decorum for posting on official social media accounts.
Introduced by Nantasha M. Williams
intro.nyc/0680-2026 The collection of data regarding the destinations of individuals exiting the shelter and migrant re-ticketing systems, and to repeal such amendments upon the expiration thereof.
Introduced by Julie Won