Recent NYC Council Legislation Changes

intro.nyc/0967-2024 Hearing Held by Committee
Carriage horses and horse drawn cabs.
by with 22 sponsors, Committee on Health

intro.nyc/0339-2024 Hearing Held by Committee
Prohibiting the issuance of multiple bus lane violation tickets for the same infraction within a one hour period.
by with 2 sponsors, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

intro.nyc/0521-2024 Hearing Held by Committee
Establishment of a department of emergency medical services.
by with 21 sponsors, Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation

intro.nyc/0570-2024 Hearing Held by Committee
Creating a land bank.
by with 27 sponsors, Committee on Finance

intro.nyc/0647-2024 Hearing Held by Committee
Bus lane restrictions.
by with 11 sponsors, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

intro.nyc/1261-2025 Hearing Held by Committee
Correcting excess pay differentials for paraprofessionals arising from pattern bargaining practices.
by with 50 sponsors, Committee on Civil Service and Labor

intro.nyc/1345-2025 Hearing Held by Committee
Providing notice to home and business owners regarding new bus stops.
by with 5 sponsors, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

intro.nyc/1407-2025 Hearing Held by Committee
Sale of tax liens.
by with 15 sponsors, Committee on Finance

intro.nyc/1411-2025 Hearing Held by Committee
Requiring notice to condominium boards concerning the sale of tax liens.
by with 11 sponsors, Committee on Finance

intro.nyc/1419-2025 Hearing Held by Committee
Reporting regarding chronically unresolved tax liens and to repeal and replace section 11-356 of such code.
by with 11 sponsors, Committee on Finance

intro.nyc/1420-2025 Hearing Held by Committee
Sale of interests in tax liens to a land bank.
by with 13 sponsors, Committee on Finance

intro.nyc/0079-2024 Approved by Council
Installation of pedestrian lighting fixtures.
by with 26 sponsors, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

intro.nyc/0740-2024 Approved by Council
Establishing a real property tax exemption for Cold War veterans.
by with 17 sponsors, Committee on Finance

intro.nyc/1123-2024 Approved by Council
Stationary on-street containers for the storage and collection of residential refuse.
by with 15 sponsors, Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management

intro.nyc/1193-2025 Approved by Council
Requiring home improvement contractors to provide information on required permits to owners and requiring public outreach and education on the watch list of contractors performing work without a permit.
by with 40 sponsors, Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection

intro.nyc/1250-2025 Approved by Council
Publication of bylaws by borough boards, community boards, and advisory bodies.
by with 13 sponsors, Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation

intro.nyc/1308-2025 Approved by Council
Reforming certain business licensing requirements.
by with 7 sponsors, Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection

intro.nyc/1408-2025 Approved by Council
Study and report on burial capacity on Hart Island.
by with 4 sponsors, Committee on General Welfare

intro.nyc/1410-2025 Approved by Council
Authorizing an increase in the amount to be expended annually in seven business improvement districts and one special assessment district.
by , Committee on Finance

intro.nyc/1427-2025 Hearing Held by Committee
Coney Island business improvement district, Brooklyn.
by with 2 sponsors, Committee on Finance

intro.nyc/1428-2025 Approved by Council
Amending the district plan of the Lincoln Square business improvement district to change the method of assessment upon which the district charge is based and authorize additional services for the district.
by , Committee on Finance

intro.nyc/1451-2025 Introduced by Council ( Re-introduction of intro.nyc/0938-2023 )
Requiring the New York city police department to provide the civilian complaint review board with direct access to officer body-warn camera footage and to establish related procedures.
by with 9 sponsors, Committee on Public Safety

intro.nyc/1452-2025 Introduced by Council
Notice and provision to fire department personnel of firefighting personal protective equipment containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
by with 2 sponsors, Committee on Fire and Emergency Management

intro.nyc/1453-2025 Introduced by Council
Collection, exchange, and disposal program for firefighting personal protective equipment containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and reporting on such program.
by with 2 sponsors, Committee on Fire and Emergency Management

intro.nyc/1454-2025 Introduced by Council
Testing and remediating PFAS chemicals in firehouse drinking water.
by with 2 sponsors, Committee on Fire and Emergency Management

intro.nyc/1455-2025 Introduced by Council
PFAS screening program for firefighters.
by with 2 sponsors, Committee on Fire and Emergency Management

intro.nyc/1456-2025 Introduced by Council
Requiring the department of buildings and the department of small business services to provide education concerning the proper installation of awnings and accessory signs, and in relation to waiving penalties and fees related to such signs.
by with 2 sponsors, Committee on Housing and Buildings

intro.nyc/1457-2025 Introduced by Council
Licensing and use of autonomous vehicles as taxis.
by with 3 sponsors, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

intro.nyc/1458-2025 Introduced by Council
Procedure for determining that a dwelling unit is habitable for the purposes of the CityFHEPS program.
by with 3 sponsors, Committee on General Welfare

intro.nyc/1459-2025 Introduced by Council
Requiring reporting of lease-up times for housing vouchers.
by with 4 sponsors, Committee on General Welfare

intro.nyc/1460-2025 Introduced by Council
Access to encrypted police radios.
by with 5 sponsors, Committee on Public Safety

intro.nyc/1461-2025 Introduced by Council
Inspections and routine closures of child care centers.
by with 2 sponsors, Committee on Health

intro.nyc/1462-2025 Introduced by Council
Special vehicle identification parking permits.
by with 3 sponsors, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

intro.nyc/1463-2025 Introduced by Council
Community-based organization access to the housing portal.
by with 3 sponsors, Committee on Housing and Buildings

intro.nyc/1464-2025 Introduced by Council
Streamlining the housing lottery application process for public assistance recipients.
by with 3 sponsors, Committee on Housing and Buildings

intro.nyc/1465-2025 Introduced by Council
Modifying the sodium warning at chain restaurants.
by with 6 sponsors, Committee on Health

intro.nyc/1466-2025 Introduced by Council
Sealing community facilities used for purposes not authorized in their certificate of occupancy.
by , Committee on Housing and Buildings

intro.nyc/1467-2025 Introduced by Council
Requiring increased domestic violence prevention unit officer availability.
by , Committee on Public Safety

intro.nyc/1468-2025 Introduced by Council
Removing the requirement to obtain a revocable consent to operate a sidewalk cafe and a roadway cafe, and to repeal subdivision e of section 364 of such charter in relation thereto.
by , Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

intro.nyc/1469-2025 Introduced by Council
Study and report on the feasibility of permitting motorists to make a right turn at a red signal on Staten Island.
by with 3 sponsors, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

intro.nyc/1470-2025 Introduced by Council
Artist preferences in housing under the human rights law.
by with 2 sponsors, Committee on Civil and Human Rights

intro.nyc/1471-2025 Introduced by Council
Cats in retail food stores.
by with 4 sponsors, Committee on Health

intro.nyc/1472-2025 Introduced by Council
When the department of social services is required to make CityFHEPS rental assistance payments.
by with 6 sponsors, Committee on General Welfare

intro.nyc/1473-2025 Introduced by Council
Establishing a youth entrepreneurship and business development program.
by with 2 sponsors, Committee on Small Business

intro.nyc/1474-2025 Introduced by Council
Installation of potential structures to acknowledge the Draft Riots of 1863.
by with 3 sponsors, Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Organizations

intro.nyc/0925-2024 City Charter Rule Adopted Enacted
Requiring the inspection of steam radiators in multiple dwellings.
by with 38 sponsors, Committee on Housing and Buildings

intro.nyc/0928-2024 City Charter Rule Adopted Enacted
Requiring the DOT to conduct a pilot project on the use of cool pavement.
by with 33 sponsors, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

intro.nyc/1122-2024 City Charter Rule Adopted Enacted
Plan for expanding home access to broadband internet.
by with 28 sponsors, Committee on Technology

intro.nyc/1208-2025 City Charter Rule Adopted Enacted
Report and study on air conditioning in homeless shelters.
by with 12 sponsors, Committee on General Welfare

intro.nyc/1232-2025 City Charter Rule Adopted Enacted
Notifications for emergency rental assistance grant approvals.
by with 11 sponsors, Committee on General Welfare

intro.nyc/1247-2025 City Charter Rule Adopted Enacted
Disbursement of a percentage of contract awards to non-profit organizations for human services upon registration by the comptroller.
by with 25 sponsors, Committee on Contracts

intro.nyc/1249-2025 City Charter Rule Adopted Enacted
Requiring agency action plans for retroactive human services contract registration.
by with 24 sponsors, Committee on Contracts

intro.nyc/1265-2025 City Charter Rule Adopted Enacted
Notifications regarding applications in New York City’s housing portal and designation of a representative to receive notifications.
by with 22 sponsors, Committee on Housing and Buildings

intro.nyc/1390-2025 City Charter Rule Adopted Enacted
Cooling tower inspections and testing.
by with 11 sponsors, Committee on Health

intro.nyc/0982-2024 Vetoed by Mayor Vetoed
Pay data reporting by private employers.
by with 24 sponsors, Committee on Civil and Human Rights

intro.nyc/0984-2024 Vetoed by Mayor Vetoed
Study on pay equity for private employees.
by with 27 sponsors, Committee on Civil and Human Rights

intro.nyc/1248-2025 Vetoed by Mayor Vetoed
Office of contract services.
by with 23 sponsors, Committee on Contracts

intro.nyc/1372-2025 Vetoed by Mayor Vetoed
Limiting the household rent contribution for recipients of a rental assistance voucher.
by with 12 sponsors, Committee on General Welfare

intro.nyc/1359-2025 Hearing Held by Committee
Requiring the department of education to report on manifestation determination reviews.
by with 10 sponsors, Committee on Education

intro.nyc/1360-2025 Hearing Held by Committee
Outreach regarding youth programs provided by the police department.
by with 12 sponsors, Committee on Education

intro.nyc/1391-2025 Hearing Held by Committee
Establishment of compensation and training standards for security guards.
by with 42 sponsors, Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection

intro.nyc/0029-2024 Approved by Council
Requiring a training program for first responders and a public awareness campaign regarding health effects of domestic violence-related traumatic brain injuries.
by with 36 sponsors, Committee on Health

intro.nyc/0111-2024 Approved by Council
Reporting on vacant New York city housing authority dwelling units.
by with 31 sponsors, Committee on Public Housing

intro.nyc/0495-2024 Approved by Council
Limiting increases of occupancy fees for self-storage units and restricting the reasons for termination of an occupancy agreement.
by with 12 sponsors, Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection

intro.nyc/1001-2024 Approved by Council
Creating an automated text messaging system to provide participants with guidance and reminders regarding children’s health and development.
by with 17 sponsors, Committee on Health

intro.nyc/1016-2024 Approved by Council
Consumer warnings regarding rifles, shotguns, and firearms.
by with 31 sponsors, Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection

intro.nyc/1132-2024 Approved by Council
Regulatory education services for small businesses.
by with 4 sponsors, Committee on Small Business

intro.nyc/1134-2024 Approved by Council
Race and ethnicity data collected by agencies.
by with 20 sponsors, Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation

intro.nyc/1146-2024 Approved by Council
Expanding the availability of the newborn home visiting program.
by with 19 sponsors, Committee on Health

intro.nyc/1231-2025 Approved by Council
Requiring tax preparers to provide customers with statements itemizing all charges.
by with 9 sponsors, Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection

intro.nyc/1284-2025 Approved by Council
Education campaign for healthcare providers on opioid use disorder and the use of opioid agonist therapies during and after pregnancy, and the distribution of opioid antagonists at neighborhood health action centers.
by with 11 sponsors, Committee on Health

intro.nyc/1285-2025 Approved by Council
Citywide doula program.
by with 11 sponsors, Committee on Women and Gender Equity

intro.nyc/1290-2025 Approved by Council
Licensing self-storage warehouses.
by with 6 sponsors, Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection

intro.nyc/1393-2025 Approved by Council
Education campaign on healthy living and managing chronic diseases during and after pregnancy.
by with 4 sponsors, Committee on Women and Gender Equity

intro.nyc/1426-2025 Introduced by Council
Newsrack requirements and enforcement.
by with 2 sponsors, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

intro.nyc/1429-2025 Introduced by Council
Retention of delivery worker data.
by with 2 sponsors, Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection

intro.nyc/1430-2025 Introduced by Council
Requiring the department of social services to provide a benefits interview confirmation notice.
by with 3 sponsors, Committee on General Welfare

intro.nyc/1431-2025 Introduced by Council
Requirements for police department high-speed vehicle pursuits.
by with 2 sponsors, Committee on Public Safety

intro.nyc/1432-2025 Introduced by Council
Accounting for the new licensing scheme pertaining to non-tobacco hookah establishments.
by with 2 sponsors, Committee on Health

intro.nyc/1433-2025 Introduced by Council
Citywide percentage of rental units in projects receiving city financial assistance that must be 2- and 3-bedroom units.
by with 11 sponsors, Committee on Land Use

intro.nyc/1434-2025 Introduced by Council
Requiring living wage standards for contracted ferry service operations.
by with 2 sponsors, Committee on Economic Development

intro.nyc/1435-2025 Introduced by Council
Making the department of parks and recreation responsible for the improvement of street medians.
by with 2 sponsors, Committee on Parks and Recreation

intro.nyc/1436-2025 Introduced by Council
Grant program to support mentors in veterans treatment courts.
by with 4 sponsors, Committee on Veterans

intro.nyc/1437-2025 Introduced by Council
Maximum citywide percentage of studio apartments in city-funded projects to construct rental units for older adults.
by with 2 sponsors, Committee on Land Use

intro.nyc/1438-2025 Introduced by Council
Use of safe time for parental involvement in school-related events.
by with 4 sponsors, Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection

intro.nyc/1439-2025 Introduced by Council
Requiring a school crossing guard at each school enrolling students in kindergarten through eighth grade.
by with 8 sponsors, Committee on Public Safety

intro.nyc/1440-2025 Introduced by Council
Transferring oversight over outdoor dining from the department of transportation to the department of consumer and worker protection.
by , Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection

intro.nyc/1441-2025 Introduced by Council
Establishing waivers for certain mixed-used buildings from containerization requirements.
by with 5 sponsors, Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management

intro.nyc/1442-2025 Introduced by Council
Limiting the collecting and sharing of electronic monitoring data near health care facilities.
by with 3 sponsors, Committee on Technology

intro.nyc/1443-2025 Introduced by Council
Citywide percentage of rental units in projects receiving city financial assistance that must be affordable for extremely low-income and very low-income households.
by with 3 sponsors, Committee on Land Use

intro.nyc/1444-2025 Introduced by Council
Setting a maximum pedestrian path requirement in front of sidewalk cafes.
by with 4 sponsors, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

intro.nyc/1445-2025 Introduced by Council
Capital plant inventory and maintenance.
by with 2 sponsors, Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation

intro.nyc/1446-2025 Introduced by Council
Expanding access to sidewalk and roadway cafe applications.
by with 4 sponsors, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

intro.nyc/1447-2025 Introduced by Council
Parking permits for medical residents.
by with 7 sponsors, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

intro.nyc/1448-2025 Introduced by Council
Licensing delivery services.
by with 3 sponsors, Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection

intro.nyc/1449-2025 Introduced by Council
Requiring the department of environmental protection to report on inspections of green infrastructure sites.
by with 3 sponsors, Committee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts

intro.nyc/1450-2025 Introduced by Council
Referring 311 non-emergency traffic condition complaints to the transportation bureau of the police department.
by with 3 sponsors, Committee on Technology

intro.nyc/0937-2024 Hearing Held by Committee
Annual reporting on the use of shore power at cruise terminals.
by with 5 sponsors, Committee on Economic Development

intro.nyc/1121-2024 Hearing Held by Committee
Providing contracted ferry service at reduced cost to middle school students.
by with 5 sponsors, Committee on Economic Development

intro.nyc/1143-2024 Hearing Held by Committee
Feasibility study of zero-emission port operations.
by with 16 sponsors, Committee on Economic Development

intro.nyc/1149-2024 Hearing Held by Committee
Language accessibility at ferry terminals.
by with 6 sponsors, Committee on Economic Development

intro.nyc/0551-2024 Hearing Held by Committee
Establishing a day-fines pilot program in the office of administrative trials and hearings
by with 6 sponsors, Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation

intro.nyc/1038-2024 Hearing Held by Committee
Master plan for the redevelopment of Rikers Island for sustainability and resiliency purposes.
by with 16 sponsors, Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation

intro.nyc/1378-2025 Hearing Held by Committee
Requiring the department of citywide administrative services to report on the use or vacancy of space in city buildings.
by with 4 sponsors, Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation

intro.nyc/0429-2024 City Charter Rule Adopted Enacted
Scope of gas piping systems inspections, ordinary plumbing work, reestablishing the plumbing and fire suppression piping contractor license board, emergency work, and seizure.
by with 42 sponsors, Committee on Housing and Buildings

intro.nyc/0540-2024 City Charter Rule Adopted Enacted
Assessment of a cloud computing policy for city agency technological needs.
by with 13 sponsors, Committee on Technology

intro.nyc/0621-2024 City Charter Rule Adopted Enacted
Including unlawful evictions in the definition of tenant harassment and making a recommendation on such evictions as a factor in a certification of no harassment.
by with 26 sponsors, Committee on Housing and Buildings

intro.nyc/0780-2024 City Charter Rule Adopted Enacted
Aligning the requirements of the earned safe and sick time act and the temporary schedule change act.
by with 21 sponsors, Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection

intro.nyc/0955-2024 City Charter Rule Adopted Enacted
Afterschool programs.
by with 18 sponsors, Committee on Education

intro.nyc/1034-2024 City Charter Rule Adopted Enacted
Notices in connection with rent increase exemptions, real property tax abatements, and exemptions from payments in lieu of taxes for certain properties occupied by senior citizens or persons with disabilities.
by with 16 sponsors, Committee on Housing and Buildings

intro.nyc/1271-2025 City Charter Rule Adopted Enacted
Requiring review of the long-term sustainability plan by the environmental justice advisory board.
by with 5 sponsors, Committee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts

intro.nyc/1302-2025 City Charter Rule Adopted Enacted
Reporting requirements of the office of long-term planning and sustainability, and to repeal sections 3-123, 3-126, 24-806, and 24-808 of the administrative code of the city of New York.
by with 5 sponsors, Committee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts

intro.nyc/1327-2025 City Charter Rule Adopted Enacted
Maintenance easements for post-construction stormwater management facilities and civil penalties for violations of the water pollution control code.
by with 4 sponsors, Committee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts

intro.nyc/0163-2024 Hearing Held by Committee
Establishing accessibility guidelines for print documents.
by with 8 sponsors, Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction

intro.nyc/1004-2024 Hearing Held by Committee
Providing information on wheelchair repair providers and related services.
by with 6 sponsors, Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction

intro.nyc/1012-2024 Hearing Held by Committee
Requiring a digital procurement and contract management system.
by with 13 sponsors, Committee on Contracts

intro.nyc/1298-2025 Hearing Held by Committee
Establishing standardized insurance guidelines for city contracts.
by with 2 sponsors, Committee on Contracts

intro.nyc/1307-2025 Hearing Held by Committee
Establishing a film, television, and theater accessibility fund to promote the employment of persons with disabilities.
by with 23 sponsors, Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction

intro.nyc/1392-2025 Hearing Held by Committee
Quarterly advance payments to vendors under certain contracts with the dept of homeless services, the mayor's office of criminal justice and other agencies and to establish a pilot program for quarterly advance payments to vendors under contract.
by with 9 sponsors, Committee on Contracts

intro.nyc/1401-2025 Hearing Held by Committee
Voluntary labor and human rights disclosures in city procurement.
by with 3 sponsors, Committee on Contracts

intro.nyc/0403-2024 Hearing Held by Committee
Cleaning of catch basins and reports on catch basin cleanups and maintenance.
by with 11 sponsors, Committee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts

intro.nyc/1352-2025 Hearing Held by Committee
Drainage location of certain building roofs.
by with 2 sponsors, Committee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts

intro.nyc/1395-2025 Hearing Held by Committee
Requiring the department of environmental protection to conduct a green climate screen pilot project.
by with 6 sponsors, Committee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts

intro.nyc/1397-2025 Hearing Held by Committee
Establishing a base flood elevation and resilient construction standards for 10-year rainfall flood risk areas.
by with 4 sponsors, Committee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts

intro.nyc/0459-2024 Hearing Held by Committee
Domestic violence related calls to 311.
by with 8 sponsors, Committee on Women and Gender Equity

intro.nyc/1188-2025 Hearing Held by Committee
Informational resource for newly married individuals.
by with 17 sponsors, Committee on Women and Gender Equity

intro.nyc/1216-2025 Hearing Held by Committee
Requiring cosmetology establishments to display a poster about gender-based violence.
by with 27 sponsors, Committee on Women and Gender Equity

intro.nyc/1297-2025 Hearing Held by Committee
Reopening the lookback window to the victims of gender-motivated violence protection law.
by with 41 sponsors, Committee on Women and Gender Equity

intro.nyc/1416-2025 Hearing Held by Committee
Increasing access to data around gender-based violence.
by with 10 sponsors, Committee on Women and Gender Equity

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