Shanel Thomas-Henry

Jan 2026 - Dec 2029
District 21 ()

Comittees

Caucus - Black, Latino and Asian Caucus
Caucus - Irish Caucus
Caucus - Progressive Caucus
Caucus - Women's Caucus
Committee on Economic Development
Committee on Land Use
Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
Committee on Small Business (chair)
Subcommittee on Landmarks, Public Sitings, Resiliency and Dispositions
Subcommittee on Senior Centers and Food Insecurity
Subcommittee on Senior Centers and Food Security
Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises

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Legislation (2026-2029 Session)

Council member Shanel Thomas-Henry has introduced 9 bills in the current legislative session.

4 bills are in Committee , 4 bills are Laid Over in Committee , 1 bills are Enacted

intro.nyc/0844-2026 Licensing massage therapy businesses.
with 8 sponsors
intro.nyc/0845-2026 Requiring the department of transportation to install lighting under elevated train lines.
with 30 sponsors
intro.nyc/0846-2026 Ferry service to Willets Point.
with 12 sponsors
intro.nyc/0918-2026 Enacted Paying sidewalk and roadway cafe revocable consent compensation in quarterly installments.
with 9 sponsors
intro.nyc/0951-2026 Preventing policymakers and their relatives from trading on prediction markets using insider information.
with 7 sponsors
intro.nyc/1017-2026 Requiring analyses of cooling towers associated with Legionnaires’ disease clusters.
with 5 sponsors
intro.nyc/1062-2026 Requiring the commissioner of health and mental hygiene to maintain a public database of locations impacted by legionella.
with 3 sponsors
intro.nyc/1125-2026 Creation of a residential parking permit system in East Elmhurst.
with 3 sponsors
intro.nyc/1154-2026 Issuing credits and refunds for department of parks and recreation permits.
with 3 sponsors

Sponsored Legislation

Council member Shanel Thomas-Henry has sponsored 114 bills originally introduced by other Council members in the current legislative session.

intro.nyc/0001-2026 Enacted A plan regarding security perimeters adjacent to places of religious worship.
Introduced by Julie Menin
intro.nyc/0012-2026 Prohibiting the dissemination of materially deceptive audio or visual media in local elections.
Introduced by Julie Menin
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/0048-2026 Translating the citizen’s air complaint program portal into the designated citywide languages.
Introduced by Alexa Avilés
intro.nyc/0053-2026 Regulation of indirect sources of air pollution.
Introduced by Alexa Avilés
intro.nyc/0055-2026 Enacted Signage describing certain constitutional and legal protections.
Introduced by Alexa Avilés
intro.nyc/0073-2026 Requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to staff each police precinct with a licensed social worker.
Introduced by Yusef Salaam
intro.nyc/0078-2026 The retention of delivery data.
Introduced by Gale A. Brewer
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/0114-2026 Information required in job listings.
Introduced by Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
intro.nyc/0116-2026 Requiring a minority and women-owned business enterprise consultant for city projects with budgets in excess of ten million dollars.
Introduced by Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
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.
Introduced by Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
intro.nyc/0129-2026 Requirements for police department high-speed vehicle pursuits.
Introduced by Tiffany L. Cabán
intro.nyc/0134-2026 Housing decisions for transgender, gender nonconforming, non-binary and intersex individuals.
Introduced by Tiffany L. Cabán
intro.nyc/0213-2026 Prohibiting places or providers of public accommodation from using biometric recognition technology and protecting any biometric identifier information collected.
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/0215-2026 Extending reasonable workplace accommodations to caregivers.
Introduced by Kamillah Hanks
intro.nyc/0216-2026 Increasing transparency and accountability in the real property tax assessment process
Introduced by Kamillah Hanks
intro.nyc/0221-2026 Creation of a disaster assistance center.
Introduced by Kamillah Hanks
intro.nyc/0240-2026 A universal after school program plan.
Introduced by Crystal Hudson
intro.nyc/0241-2026 Establishing a universal youth employment program.
Introduced by Crystal Hudson
intro.nyc/0244-2026 Prohibiting the sale and rental of class three bicycles with electric assist.
Introduced by Crystal Hudson
intro.nyc/0248-2026 Mayor's Desk for Signature Streamlining enrollment of eligible individuals in fair fares.
Introduced by Crystal Hudson
intro.nyc/0261-2026 Prohibiting the city of New York from contracting with entities engaged in immigration enforcement.
Introduced by Shekar Krishnan
intro.nyc/0263-2026 Developing a strategic blueprint to reduce capital project durations by at least 25 percent.
Introduced by Shekar Krishnan
intro.nyc/0281-2026 Compensation for contracted pre-kindergarten education services providers.
Introduced by Linda Lee
intro.nyc/0298-2026 Establishing a film, television, and theater accessibility fund to promote the employment of persons with disabilities.
Introduced by Christopher Marte
intro.nyc/0312-2026 Requiring that certain contact information be posted at work sites.
Introduced by Darlene Mealy
intro.nyc/0320-2026 Enacted Codifying the official flag of the borough of Staten Island.
Introduced by Frank Morano
intro.nyc/0403-2026 Creating a department of community safety
Introduced by Lincoln Restler
intro.nyc/0408-2026 Establishing a pilot program to match small businesses with social media content creators for assistance with marketing and advertising, and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.
Introduced by Kevin C. Riley
intro.nyc/0412-2026 Requiring the disclosure of school admissions policies and procedures.
Introduced by Kevin C. Riley
intro.nyc/0416-2026 Enacted A pilot program regarding cleanliness and snow and ice removal from bus shelters, bike share stations, and public communications structures.
Introduced by Justin E. Sanchez
intro.nyc/0451-2026 Requiring the city to report on the impact of social media on the mental health of young people.
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/0502-2026 Enacted Establishing a commission to review the salaries of elected officials in New York City and make recommendations regarding those salaries.
Introduced by Nantasha M. Williams
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/0533-2026 Creating a good food purchasing program.
Introduced by Amanda C. Farías
intro.nyc/0551-2026 Prohibiting the sale or distribution of fraudulent license plates.
Introduced by Oswald J. Feliz
intro.nyc/0553-2026 Enacted Establishing a program to provide financial assistance to small retail businesses for the purchase of security system technology.
Introduced by Oswald J. Feliz
intro.nyc/0578-2026 Reforming the industrial business zone boundary commission.
Introduced by Jennifer Gutiérrez
intro.nyc/0606-2026 Requiring the department of transportation to investigate vehicle collisions.
Introduced by Rita C. Joseph
intro.nyc/0610-2026 Notification of intent to alter or demolish certain rent regulated housing accommodations.
Introduced by Rita C. Joseph
intro.nyc/0656-2026 Setting maximum amounts for certain member usage fees charged by a bike share operator.
Introduced by Lincoln Restler
intro.nyc/0685-2026 Enacted Establishing an office of insurance affordability.
Introduced by Julie Menin
intro.nyc/0689-2026 Notice of intent to sell tax liens.
Introduced by Chris Banks
intro.nyc/0692-2026 Enacted 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/0694-2026 Agency outreach to businesses in minority- and women-owned business enterprise categories for which agencies fail to achieve utilization goals, and technical amendments in relation thereto.
Introduced by Amanda C. Farías
intro.nyc/0699-2026 Standards and reporting regarding indoor air quality in schools within the city school district.
Introduced by Mercedes Narcisse
intro.nyc/0715-2026 Pharmaceutical supply chain resilience and industry development.
Introduced by Kevin C. Riley
intro.nyc/0729-2026 Requiring pharmacies and food retail stores to staff self-service checkout areas and impose a 15-item maximum for self-service checkout purchases to help combat retail theft.
Introduced by Amanda C. Farías
intro.nyc/0793-2026 Reporting on and assisting employers with the New York state secure choice savings program.
Introduced by Frank Morano
intro.nyc/0796-2026 Regulating the police department’s response to first amendment events.
Introduced by Chi A. Ossé
intro.nyc/0799-2026 Mayor's Desk for Signature Establishing a support fund for small retail businesses affected by roadway construction.
Introduced by Yusef Salaam
intro.nyc/0808-2026 Enacted The development of a World Cup events calendar and map of small businesses connected to the participating nations.
Introduced by Shaun Abreu
intro.nyc/0811-2026 Requiring the department of sanitation to clean and maintain all city-owned vacant lots.
Introduced by Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
intro.nyc/0813-2026 Enacted Refusing renew, suspending, or revoking a license of a tobacco retail dealer or an electronic cigarette retail dealer that has violated certain authorization requirements of the cannabis law.
Introduced by Harvey D. Epstein
intro.nyc/0816-2026 Limiting the documentation of housing history required as part of an application for shelter by a family with children.
Introduced by Amanda C. Farías
intro.nyc/0822-2026 Enacted The naming of two thoroughfares and public places.
Introduced by Virginia Maloney
intro.nyc/0843-2026 Establishing a program to provide public notification of school emergencies.
Introduced by Althea V. Stevens
intro.nyc/0847-2026 Enacted Providing outreach and education on consumer protection issues that affect tourists.
Introduced by Sandra Ung
intro.nyc/0849-2026 Enacted Requiring a designated agency to develop and implement a cultural passport program encouraging visitation to participating sites in each borough.
Introduced by Nantasha M. Williams
intro.nyc/0861-2026 Education and outreach campaign regarding the housing choice voucher homeownership program.
Introduced by Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
intro.nyc/0862-2026 Establishing a homebuyer financial assistance program and mandating a minimum number of homebuyers to be assisted annually.
Introduced by Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
intro.nyc/0867-2026 Public notice of open meetings and the online publication of such notice.
Introduced by Harvey D. Epstein
intro.nyc/0874-2026 Establishing a legacy business registry and preservation fund.
Introduced by Virginia Maloney
intro.nyc/0881-2026 Master plan for the redevelopment of Rikers Island for sustainability and resiliency purposes.
Introduced by Sandy Nurse
intro.nyc/0882-2026 Establishing a payment fund for freelance workers.
Introduced by Chi A. Ossé
intro.nyc/0895-2026 Distribution of information about student transfer rights.
Introduced by Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
intro.nyc/0897-2026 Department of social services’ response to certain severe winter weather conditions.
Introduced by Oswald J. Feliz
intro.nyc/0900-2026 Requiring payment of undisputed invoice amounts under city contracts.
Introduced by Linda Lee
intro.nyc/0901-2026 Payment of invoices during pending contract modifications on human services contracts.
Introduced by Linda Lee
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/0905-2026 Mayor's Desk for Signature Giving qualified entities a first opportunity to submit a statement of interest and a first opportunity to purchase certain properties.
Introduced by Sandy Nurse
intro.nyc/0909-2026 Requiring the creation and dissemination of diversity, equity and inclusion training for educational leaders.
Introduced by Althea V. Stevens
intro.nyc/0910-2026 Enacted Repeal section 28-103.22 of the administrative code of the city of New York relating to outreach on security grille visibility requirements, penalties for non-conforming security grilles and the retroactive application of security grille requirements.
Introduced by Althea V. Stevens
intro.nyc/0919-2026 Establishing an office of artificial intelligence oversight.
Introduced by Julie Won
intro.nyc/0929-2026 Enacted A transparency report regarding New York city police department security perimeters adjacent to educational facilities.
Introduced by Elsie Encarnación
intro.nyc/0931-2026 A mobile drinking fountain program.
Introduced by Harvey D. Epstein
intro.nyc/0935-2026 Enacted Quarterly reporting on confirmed firearm discharges.
Introduced by Oswald J. Feliz
intro.nyc/0946-2026 Requiring the parks department to repair damage caused by trees owned by the city of New York.
Introduced by Kevin C. Riley
intro.nyc/0948-2026 Requiring the 311 customer service center to provide 311 users with the opportunity share their personal contact information with a relevant council member.
Introduced by Justin E. Sanchez
intro.nyc/0954-2026 Requiring signs regarding penalties for assaulting retail, bodega, deli, and dukkan workers.
Introduced by Julie Won
intro.nyc/0955-2026 Enacted Accelerating the opening of new businesses by coordinating required inspections.
Introduced by Susan Zhuang
intro.nyc/0956-2026 Enacted The naming of 103 thoroughfares and public places.
Introduced by Shaun Abreu
intro.nyc/0957-2026 Rip current signs at beaches under the jurisdiction of the department of parks and recreation.
Introduced by Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
intro.nyc/0978-2026 Mayor's Desk for Signature Increasing the maximum income level qualifying for exemption from rent increases granted to certain senior citizens and persons with disabilities and adjusting the income requirements related thereto.
Introduced by Farah N. Louis
intro.nyc/0999-2026 Establishing temporary Legionnaires’ disease testing sites and a digital map of testing sites.
Introduced by Harvey D. Epstein
intro.nyc/1011-2026 Evictions of older adult tenants.
Introduced by Darlene Mealy
intro.nyc/1018-2026 Establishing a residence privacy protection program for city elected officials.
Introduced by Nantasha M. Williams
intro.nyc/1023-2026 Authorizing electronic registration of dwellings with the department of housing preservation and development.
Introduced by Chris Banks
intro.nyc/1026-2026 Creating designated curb space for pedicabs.
Introduced by Gale A. Brewer
intro.nyc/1045-2026 Requiring alternative invoicing methods during invoicing disruptions.
Introduced by Linda Lee
intro.nyc/1046-2026 Interest to be paid on late contract payments to non-profit contractors.
Introduced by Linda Lee
intro.nyc/1047-2026 Establishing budget-readiness and invoiceability standards for human services contracts.
Introduced by Linda Lee
intro.nyc/1066-2026 Installation of traffic calming devices in bicycle lanes.
Introduced by Julie Won
intro.nyc/1071-2026 Delayed repairs to sidewalks damaged by city-owned trees.
Introduced by Shirley Aldebol
intro.nyc/1098-2026 Price disclosures by veterinary care facilities and publication of veterinary care facility price information.
Introduced by Carl Wilson
intro.nyc/1104-2026 Providing youth accused of crimes with information about the criminal legal process.
Introduced by Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
intro.nyc/1105-2026 Providing an enforcement mechanism against unfair methods of competition, and unfair, deceptive, abusive, or unlawful acts or practices in business, trade, or commerce, and to deter the continuing use of such practices.
Introduced by Harvey D. Epstein
intro.nyc/1108-2026 Prohibiting new smoking paraphernalia retailer dealers near schools.
Introduced by Ty Hankerson
intro.nyc/1111-2026 Requiring the department of education to report on Medicaid reimbursements.
Introduced by Rita C. Joseph
intro.nyc/1113-2026 Developing and conducting trainings for health care providers about uterine fibroids.
Introduced by Farah N. Louis
intro.nyc/1114-2026 Annual reporting on cervical and ovarian cancer.
Introduced by Farah N. Louis
intro.nyc/1121-2026 A program to support youth in entering education or obtaining employment after release from the custody of the administration for children’s services or criminal incarceration.
Introduced by Kevin C. Riley
intro.nyc/1122-2026 Facilitating the organization of employee resource groups at city agencies and mayoral offices.
Introduced by Kevin C. Riley
intro.nyc/1127-2026 Amending and eliminating certain reporting requirements within the New York city charter and the administrative code of the city of New York.
Introduced by Nantasha M. Williams
intro.nyc/1128-2026 The due dates of agency reports to the council.
Introduced by Nantasha M. Williams
intro.nyc/1129-2026 Agency transmissions of reports and attestations of compliance with operational requirements.
Introduced by Nantasha M. Williams
intro.nyc/1134-2026 Requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to study gambling behaviors and the impact of casino openings.
Introduced by Gale A. Brewer
intro.nyc/1136-2026 Adding a 311 complaint category for unattended powered mobility devices in common areas of class A multiple dwellings.
Introduced by Oswald J. Feliz
intro.nyc/1137-2026 Workforce development for persons with disabilities and establishing a business incubator pilot program for such persons.
Introduced by Shahana K. Hanif