Recent Legislation Changes
The following legislation changes happened in the past 30 days
Jul 14 2025
intro.nyc/0164-2024
Approved by Council
Posting of community impact reports for city-subsidized economic development projects.
by with 9 sponsors, Committee on Economic Development
intro.nyc/0423-2024
Approved by Council
Procedures following the death of an individual in custody of the department of correction.
by with 30 sponsors, Committee on Criminal Justice
intro.nyc/0607-2024
Approved by Council
Requiring tenant relocation services to the same community district, a nearby community district, or the same borough.
by with 28 sponsors, Committee on Housing and Buildings
intro.nyc/0737-2024
Approved by Council
Establishing gratuity standards for food delivery workers and grocery delivery workers.
by with 21 sponsors, Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
intro.nyc/0738-2024
Approved by Council
Requiring third-party food delivery services and third-party grocery delivery services to provide an opportunity to pay a gratuity before or at the same time an online order is placed.
by with 22 sponsors, Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
intro.nyc/0749-2024
Approved by Council
Designation of an office or agency as responsible for assisting residents displaced by an emergency.
by with 26 sponsors, Committee on Housing and Buildings
intro.nyc/0750-2024
Approved by Council
Requiring additional documentation when an owner seeks to demolish a building and reporting on the correction of violations
by with 24 sponsors, Committee on Housing and Buildings
intro.nyc/0810-2024
Approved by Council
Feasibility study for the use on a temporary basis of vacant New York city housing authority commercial space by resident-owned businesses.
by with 9 sponsors, Committee on Economic Development
intro.nyc/0844-2024
Approved by Council
Including grants in the feasibility study on the use on a temporary basis of vacant New York city public housing authority commercial space by resident-owned businesses.
by with 12 sponsors, Committee on Economic Development
intro.nyc/0859-2024
Approved by Council
Requiring delivery services to provide contracted delivery workers with information underlying their pay calculations.
by with 16 sponsors, Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
intro.nyc/1020-2024
Approved by Council
Reporting on investigations relating to the police department.
by with 27 sponsors, Committee on Oversight and Investigations
intro.nyc/1077-2024
Approved by Council
Provision of luggage to youth in foster care.
by with 24 sponsors, Committee on Children and Youth
intro.nyc/1133-2024
Approved by Council
Protections for contracted delivery workers.
by with 16 sponsors, Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
intro.nyc/1135-2024
Approved by Council
Minimum payments to grocery delivery workers.
by with 16 sponsors, Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
intro.nyc/1245-2025
Approved by Council
Additional information collected and reported about foster care youth.
by with 15 sponsors, Committee on Children and Youth
intro.nyc/1246-2025
Approved by Council
Establishing a program to support youth in foster care and youth who have exited foster care.
by with 17 sponsors, Committee on Children and Youth
intro.nyc/1257-2025
Approved by Council
Study and report on the provision of agency services to older adults with certain neurological and mental health conditions.
by with 12 sponsors, Committee on Aging
intro.nyc/1259-2025
Approved by Council
Requiring basic training in behavioral support strategies for certain staff at juvenile detention facilities.
by with 13 sponsors, Committee on Children and Youth
intro.nyc/1317-2025
Approved by Council
Rescind certain reporting requirements selected for waiver by the report and advisory board review commission and amending certain outdated and unnecessary reports and studies.
by with 3 sponsors, Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
intro.nyc/1332-2025
Introduced by Council
Wrongful deactivation of app-based delivery workers.
by with 6 sponsors, Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
intro.nyc/1333-2025
Introduced by Council
Operation of pedicabs and the solicitation of passengers in and around Central Park.
by with 6 sponsors, Committee on Parks and Recreation
intro.nyc/1334-2025
Introduced by Council
Repealing section 19-163.2 of such code, relating to limiting the use of adhesive stickers on motor vehicles to enforce alternate side parking rules.
by with 4 sponsors, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
intro.nyc/1335-2025
Introduced by Council
Definitions of identifying information and private information.
by with 2 sponsors, Committee on Civil and Human Rights
intro.nyc/1336-2025
Introduced by Council
Requiring the department of education to distribute information about the importance of dental care.
by with 2 sponsors, Committee on Education
intro.nyc/1337-2025
Introduced by Council
Distributing information on vaccines to parents of students in New York city schools.
by with 3 sponsors, Committee on Education
intro.nyc/1338-2025
Approved by Council
Naming of 128 thoroughfares and public places and the repeal of sections.
by with 41 sponsors, Committee on Parks and Recreation
intro.nyc/1339-2025
Introduced by Council
Exempting ambulettes from certain bus lane restrictions and allowing them to double park to assist passengers.
by with 7 sponsors, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
intro.nyc/1341-2025
Introduced by Council
Promoting arts and cultural institutions.
by with 5 sponsors, Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations
intro.nyc/1342-2025
Introduced by Council
Study on increasing the amount of green space and parks in various neighborhoods.
by with 6 sponsors, Committee on Parks and Recreation
intro.nyc/1343-2025
Introduced by Council
Requiring the DOB to notify building owners about emergency demolitions.
by , Committee on Housing and Buildings
intro.nyc/1344-2025
Introduced by Council
Prohibiting the obstruction of access to educational facilities.
by , Committee on Public Safety
Jul 11 2025
intro.nyc/0206-2024
City Charter Rule Adopted
Enacted
Requiring the department of correction to make available opioid antagonists in housing units and to provide opioid antagonist training for correction officers.
by with 18 sponsors, Committee on Criminal Justice
intro.nyc/0272-2024
City Charter Rule Adopted
Enacted
Reporting on previously identified sites for public bathrooms.
by with 33 sponsors, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
intro.nyc/0573-2024
City Charter Rule Adopted
Enacted
Installation of outdoor drinking fountains near entrances to parks under the jurisdiction of the department of parks and recreation.
by with 20 sponsors, Committee on Parks and Recreation
Jun 30 2025
intro.nyc/0003-2024
Approved by Council
Removal of derelict vehicles.
by with 27 sponsors, Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
intro.nyc/0030-2024
Approved by Council
Safe delivery device access for contracted delivery workers.
by with 15 sponsors, Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
intro.nyc/0047-2024
Approved by Council
Repealing the misdemeanor criminal penalties for general vendors and mobile food vendors.
by with 26 sponsors, Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
intro.nyc/0099-2024
Approved by Council
Creation of curbside overnight truck parking in industrial business zones and to provide for the repeal thereof.
by with 37 sponsors, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
intro.nyc/0205-2024
Approved by Council
Outreach about fraudulent schemes committed by providers of immigration assistance services.
by with 19 sponsors, Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
intro.nyc/0566-2024
Approved by Council
Annual report to expand access to school playgrounds.
by with 27 sponsors, Committee on Parks and Recreation
intro.nyc/0643-2024
Approved by Council
Plan to identify and facilitate the use of indoor facilities for basketball games.
by with 31 sponsors, Committee on Parks and Recreation
intro.nyc/0857-2024
Approved by Council
Vehicles reported as abandoned to the department of sanitation.
by with 22 sponsors, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
intro.nyc/0980-2024
Approved by Council
Requiring a notice on advertisements of immigration assistance services and increasing penalties for violations of requirements that apply to immigration assistance services.
by with 21 sponsors, Committee on Immigration
intro.nyc/1281-2025
Approved by Council
Deadlines for installing natural gas detectors and to repeal section 908.10 of the building code relating thereto.
by with 23 sponsors, Committee on Housing and Buildings
intro.nyc/1296-2025
Approved by Council
Requiring a solid acceptable color or the display of artwork on temporary protective structures on construction sites.
by with 8 sponsors, Committee on Housing and Buildings
intro.nyc/1325-2025
Introduced by Council
Prohibiting the sale of birds in pet shops.
by with 4 sponsors, Committee on Health
intro.nyc/1326-2025
Introduced by Council
Requiring notification of the departments of buildings, housing preservation and development, environmental protection, and health and mental hygiene whenever the fire department responds to a structural fire, requiring the fire department.
by with 3 sponsors, Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
intro.nyc/1327-2025
Introduced by Council
Maintenance easements for post-construction stormwater management facilities and civil penalties for violations of the water pollution control code.
by , Committee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts
intro.nyc/1328-2025
Introduced by Council
Expanding the outreach and advocacy duties of the office of the utility advocate.
by with 4 sponsors, Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
intro.nyc/1329-2025
Introduced by Council
Outreach and education regarding deceptive and unconscionable trade practices involving cryptocurrency and other digital assets.
by with 4 sponsors, Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
intro.nyc/1330-2025
Introduced by Council
Signage indicating hazardous conditions at beaches under the jurisdiction of the department of parks and recreation.
by with 4 sponsors, Committee on Parks and Recreation
intro.nyc/1331-2025
Introduced by Council
Department of correction report on jail population statistics.
by with 3 sponsors, Committee on Criminal Justice
Jun 27 2025
intro.nyc/0412-2024
City Charter Rule Adopted
Enacted
Notifying emergency contacts and attorneys of record when an individual in custody attempts suicide, is hospitalized, or is seriously injured.
by with 23 sponsors, Committee on Criminal Justice
intro.nyc/0676-2024
City Charter Rule Adopted
Enacted
Study on increasing the use of electric for-hire vehicles and installing new charging infrastructure, and in relation to annual reports on increasing the use of electric for-hire vehicles and installing new charging infrastructure.
by with 12 sponsors, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
intro.nyc/0905-2024
City Charter Rule Adopted
Enacted
Six-month pilot program for food quality feedback surveys from food service contractors.
by with 12 sponsors, Committee on Contracts
intro.nyc/1037-2024
City Charter Rule Adopted
Enacted
Posting certain information in multiple dwellings containing rent stabilized units.
by with 28 sponsors, Committee on Housing and Buildings
intro.nyc/1067-2024
City Charter Rule Adopted
Enacted
Flood adaptation assistance, and creating a southeast Queens flooding adaptation assistance task force, and to repeal section 24-530.1 of such code, relating to the southeast Queens flooding adaptation assistance task force upon the expiration thereof.
by with 12 sponsors, Committee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts
intro.nyc/1148-2024
City Charter Rule Adopted
Enacted
Requiring the department of social services to provide an application confirmation notice and document receipts for applications for benefits.
by with 30 sponsors, Committee on General Welfare
intro.nyc/1207-2025
City Charter Rule Adopted
Enacted
Allowing for practical experience gained separately but concurrently with an apprenticeship to count towards the supervised practical experience time requirement for the granting of high-pressure boiler operating engineer licenses.
by with 41 sponsors, Committee on Housing and Buildings
Jun 26 2025
intro.nyc/0029-2024
Hearing Held by Committee
Requiring a training program for first responders and an awareness campaign regarding domestic violence-related traumatic brain injuries
by with 37 sponsors, Committee on Health
intro.nyc/0372-2024
Hearing Held by Committee
Establishing timelines for the approval of permits and expanding real time tracking of pending permits.
by with 5 sponsors, Committee on Technology
intro.nyc/0540-2024
Hearing Held by Committee
Assessment of a cloud-first policy for city technology systems.
by with 10 sponsors, Committee on Technology
intro.nyc/0628-2024
Hearing Held by Committee
Signage regarding transgender rights and services at hospitals.
by with 10 sponsors, Committee on Health
intro.nyc/0629-2024
Hearing Held by Committee
Requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to report on training for medical care for transgender and gender non-conforming persons.
by with 7 sponsors, Committee on Health
intro.nyc/0804-2024
Hearing Held by Committee
Establishing a child care opioid antagonist program
by with 22 sponsors, Committee on Health
intro.nyc/0895-2024
Hearing Held by Committee
Requiring schools and child care programs to stock epinephrine auto-injector devices.
by with 13 sponsors, Committee on Health
intro.nyc/1001-2024
Hearing Held by Committee
Creating an automated text messaging system to provide participants with important reminders regarding children’s health and development.
by with 17 sponsors, Committee on Health
intro.nyc/1041-2024
Hearing Held by Committee
Outreach campaign to inform parents about their rights in relation to child care programs.
by with 25 sponsors, Committee on Health
intro.nyc/1042-2024
Hearing Held by Committee
Reporting on training for child care inspectors.
by with 24 sponsors, Committee on Health
intro.nyc/1043-2024
Hearing Held by Committee
Requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to create and implement a public awareness strategy to offer overdose prevention and reversal training to public health sanitarians of the department and to teaching staff of child care programs.
by with 25 sponsors, Committee on Health
intro.nyc/1056-2024
Hearing Held by Committee
Training for medical personnel in public schools and reporting on participation in such training.
by with 7 sponsors, Committee on Health
intro.nyc/1066-2024
Hearing Held by Committee
Creation of a task force to review the impacts of artificial intelligence on civil service and civil service employees.
by with 18 sponsors, Committee on Civil Service and Labor
intro.nyc/1146-2024
Hearing Held by Committee
Expanding the availability of the newborn home visiting program.
by with 17 sponsors, Committee on Health
intro.nyc/1172-2025
Hearing Held by Committee
Pilot program to establish a pet food pantry.
by with 35 sponsors, Committee on Health
intro.nyc/1235-2025
Hearing Held by Committee
Creation of a centralized system for processing freedom of information law requests.
by with 26 sponsors, Committee on Technology
intro.nyc/1284-2025
Hearing Held by Committee
Education campaign for healthcare providers and the public on opioid use disorder and the use of opioid agonist therapies during and after pregnancy, and the distribution of opioid antagonists at neighborhood health service centers.
by with 9 sponsors, Committee on Health