Recent Legislation Changes
The following legislation changes happened in the past 30 days
Jul 16 2026
intro.nyc/0398-2026
Approved by Council
Annual disclosure of financial interests by certain officers and employees of the city.
by , Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
intro.nyc/0496-2026
Approved by Council
A study and report on the potential installation of works of art or structures to acknowledge the draft riots of 1863.
by with 14 sponsors, Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Relations
intro.nyc/0692-2026
Approved by Council
Workforce stabilization payments for school paraprofessionals, and providing for the repeal of such local law upon the expiration thereof.
by with 51 sponsors, Committee on Civil Service and Labor
intro.nyc/0812-2026
Approved by Council
Wellness checks on older adults during certain weather events, and to repeal repetitions of the definition of “older adult”.
by with 13 sponsors, Committee on Aging
intro.nyc/0913-2026
Approved by Council
Raising the maximum age for taking a civil service examination to become a police officer.
by with 11 sponsors, Committee on Public Safety
intro.nyc/0955-2026
Approved by Council
Accelerating the opening of new businesses by coordinating required inspections.
by with 21 sponsors, Committee on Small Business
intro.nyc/0967-2026
Introduced by Council
Establishing a quadrennial regulatory review commission.
by with 4 sponsors, Committee on Small Business
intro.nyc/0968-2026
Introduced by Council
Digital map of licensed animal boarding establishments and an awareness campaign about the dangers of using unlicensed boarding establishments.
by with 9 sponsors, Committee on Health
intro.nyc/0969-2026
Introduced by Council
Public education campaign on appointing a health care agent and personal representative of an estate before high-risk medical procedures.
by with 2 sponsors, Committee on Health
intro.nyc/0970-2026
Introduced by Council
Enhanced street cleaning and litter basket services in nightlife districts.
by with 6 sponsors, Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
intro.nyc/0971-2026
Introduced by Council
Mandating that the department of consumer and worker protection conduct a comprehensive one-time study and publish its findings on the economic effects of private equity firms on small businesses in New York city.
by with 5 sponsors, Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
intro.nyc/0972-2026
Approved by Council
Decreasing the credit against the city personal income tax on residents for such residents’ share of city unincorporated business tax paid by partnerships in which such residents are partners or businesses of which such residents are proprietors.
by , Committee on Finance
intro.nyc/0973-2026
Introduced by Council
( Re-introduction of intro.nyc/1438-2025 )
Use of safe time for parental involvement in school-related events.
by , Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
intro.nyc/0974-2026
Introduced by Council
( Re-introduction of intro.nyc/1341-2025 )
Promoting arts and cultural institutions.
by , Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Relations
intro.nyc/0975-2026
Introduced by Council
( Re-introduction of intro.nyc/0101-2024 )
Property tax exemption for members of a volunteer firefighting or ambulance service.
by , Committee on Finance
intro.nyc/0976-2026
Introduced by Council
( Re-introduction of intro.nyc/1330-2025 )
Signage indicating hazardous conditions at beaches under the jurisdiction of the department of parks and recreation.
by with 2 sponsors, Committee on Parks and Recreation
intro.nyc/0978-2026
Introduced by Council
Increasing the maximum income level qualifying for exemption from rent increases granted to certain senior citizens and persons with disabilities.
by with 10 sponsors, Committee on Housing and Buildings
intro.nyc/0979-2026
Introduced by Council
Requiring the integration of mental health professionals into public service answering points.
by with 2 sponsors, Committee on Public Safety
intro.nyc/0980-2026
Introduced by Council
( Re-introduction of intro.nyc/1439-2025 )
Requiring a school crossing guard at each school enrolling students in kindergarten through eighth grade.
by with 3 sponsors, Committee on Public Safety
intro.nyc/0981-2026
Introduced by Council
( Re-introduction of intro.nyc/0061-2024 )
A task force to study options and make recommendations for a plan to implement a municipal public bank.
by with 8 sponsors, Committee on Finance
intro.nyc/0982-2026
Introduced by Council
Amending the pay equity law to require agencies to report the geographic distribution of work performed by city employees.
by , Committee on Civil Service and Labor
intro.nyc/0983-2026
Approved by Council
Compensation of the mayor, public advocate, members of the city council, borough presidents, comptroller, and district attorneys.
by with 2 sponsors, Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
intro.nyc/0984-2026
Introduced by Council
Establishing a street takeover unit and street takeover surveillance unit within the police department of the city of New York.
by with 4 sponsors, Committee on Public Safety
Jul 15 2026
intro.nyc/0943-2026
Hearing Held by Committee
Prohibiting the operation of horse drawn cabs.
by with 27 sponsors, Committee on Health
Jul 14 2026
intro.nyc/0833-2026
Hearing Held by Committee
Restrictions on the location of buildings and other structures on Eastern parkway.
by with 2 sponsors, Committee on Land Use
Jul 11 2026
intro.nyc/0009-2026
City Charter Rule Adopted
Enacted
A study and report on the processes for obtaining permits and licenses or registrations to operate a child care program.
by with 13 sponsors, Committee on Education
intro.nyc/0055-2026
City Charter Rule Adopted
Enacted
Signage describing certain constitutional and legal protections.
by with 35 sponsors, Committee on Immigration
intro.nyc/0579-2026
City Charter Rule Adopted
Enacted
An education and outreach campaign to enroll students in early childhood education programs.
by with 15 sponsors, Committee on Education
intro.nyc/0821-2026
City Charter Rule Adopted
Enacted
Requiring the department for the aging to maintain non-digital access to forms and services, and to repeal certain repetitions of the definition of “older adult center” in title 21 of such code.
by with 12 sponsors, Committee on Aging
Jul 01 2026
intro.nyc/0075-2026
Hearing Held by Committee
Expanding the commercial citywide routing system for sidewalk cleanliness violations and technical amendments thereto, including to repeal and reenact subdivision c of section 16-118.1.
by with 6 sponsors, Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
intro.nyc/0353-2026
Hearing Held by Committee
Creating a commercial waste zones working group.
by with 9 sponsors, Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
intro.nyc/0356-2026
Hearing Held by Committee
Collection and sale of organic waste and compost by community composters.
by with 7 sponsors, Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
intro.nyc/0367-2026
Hearing Held by Committee
Requiring the department of sanitation to accept commercial solid waste at city-owned or operated marine transfer stations and city-owned or operated rail transfer stations.
by with 16 sponsors, Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
intro.nyc/0369-2026
Hearing Held by Committee
Establishing organic waste composting facilities in each borough.
by with 17 sponsors, Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
intro.nyc/0911-2026
Amended by Committee
The number of awardees in the Staten Island commercial waste zone and the implementation date for such commercial waste zone.
by with 4 sponsors, Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
Jun 30 2026
intro.nyc/0015-2026
Approved by Council
Requirements and reporting for background checks for child care providers, employees, and volunteers.
by with 10 sponsors, Committee on Education
intro.nyc/0031-2026
Approved by Council
Expanding the categories of establishments that may be subject to requirements regarding the disposal of commercial organic waste, and to repeal subdivision h of section 16-306.1 of such code.
by with 12 sponsors, Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
intro.nyc/0092-2026
Approved by Council
Use of adhesive stickers on motor vehicles in the enforcement of alternate side of the street parking rules.
by with 5 sponsors, Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
intro.nyc/0553-2026
Approved by Council
Establishing a program to provide financial assistance to small retail businesses for the purchase of security system technology.
by with 13 sponsors, Committee on Small Business
intro.nyc/0580-2026
Approved by Council
Establishing an office of child care and early childhood education to oversee the planning and implementation of child care for any child who resides in the city at no cost to a parent, stepparent, guardian, or relative of such child.
by with 38 sponsors, Committee on Education
intro.nyc/0859-2026
Approved by Council
Online publication of new biographical information relating to past local laws that changed the name of streets or parks.
by with 11 sponsors, Committee on Parks and Recreation
intro.nyc/0910-2026
Approved by Council
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.
by with 35 sponsors, Committee on Small Business
intro.nyc/0929-2026
Approved by Council
A transparency report regarding New York city police department security perimeters adjacent to educational facilities.
by with 37 sponsors, Committee on Public Safety
intro.nyc/0956-2026
Approved by Council
The naming of 103 thoroughfares and public places.
by with 41 sponsors, Committee on Parks and Recreation
intro.nyc/0957-2026
Introduced by Council
Rip current signs at beaches under the jurisdiction of the department of parks and recreation.
by with 9 sponsors, Committee on Parks and Recreation
intro.nyc/0958-2026
Introduced by Council
Establishing in non-overlapping geographical areas a pilot program for installing boom barriers and a pilot program for installing diagonal traffic diverters.
by with 5 sponsors, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
intro.nyc/0959-2026
Introduced by Council
Annual reporting on algorithmic tools approved for use in schools.
by with 8 sponsors, Committee on Education
intro.nyc/0960-2026
Introduced by Council
Quarterly reporting on data breaches of algorithmic tools in schools.
by with 7 sponsors, Committee on Education
intro.nyc/0961-2026
Introduced by Council
Amending requirements for battery charging areas for powered mobility devices.
by with 4 sponsors, Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
intro.nyc/0962-2026
Introduced by Council
Prohibiting city elected officers and their spouses from appearing in advertisements produced with public funds displayed on city infrastructure, and technical amendments in relation thereto.
by with 5 sponsors, Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
intro.nyc/0963-2026
Introduced by Council
Banning the use of live fish as prizes.
by with 4 sponsors, Committee on Health
intro.nyc/0964-2026
Introduced by Council
Prohibiting vending on Washington Street between York Street and Front Street in Brooklyn.
by , Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
intro.nyc/0965-2026
Introduced by Council
Requiring a study and report on the effects of tourism on DUMBO.
by , Committee on Economic Development
intro.nyc/0966-2026
Approved by Council
Establishing a rental assistance voucher program.
by with 2 sponsors, Committee on Housing and Buildings
Jun 25 2026
intro.nyc/0845-2026
Hearing Held by Committee
Requiring the department of transportation to install lighting under elevated train lines.
by with 25 sponsors, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
intro.nyc/0866-2026
Hearing Held by Committee
Requiring the department of transportation to post notification signs regarding upcoming disruptive work.
by with 10 sponsors, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
intro.nyc/0894-2026
Hearing Held by Committee
Seasonal enclosures for sidewalk cafes.
by with 4 sponsors, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
intro.nyc/0917-2026
Hearing Held by Committee
Sanitation and cleanliness requirements for roadway and sidewalk cafes.
by with 6 sponsors, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
intro.nyc/0918-2026
Hearing Held by Committee
Paying sidewalk and roadway cafe revocable consent fees in quarterly installments.
by with 7 sponsors, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Jun 24 2026
intro.nyc/0412-2026
Hearing Held by Committee
Requiring the disclosure of school admissions policies and procedures.
by with 15 sponsors, Committee on Education
intro.nyc/0684-2026
Hearing Held by Committee
Study on how language access needs and geographic location affect access to early elementary gifted and talented programs.
by with 10 sponsors, Committee on Education
intro.nyc/0853-2026
Hearing Held by Committee
Requiring a study on how language access needs, income, and geographic location affect access to special education programs and services.
by with 14 sponsors, Committee on Education
Jun 22 2026
intro.nyc/0012-2026
Amended by Committee
Prohibiting the dissemination of materially deceptive audio or visual media in local elections.
by with 12 sponsors, Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
intro.nyc/0320-2026
Hearing Held by Committee
Codifying the official flag of the borough of Staten Island.
by with 26 sponsors, Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
intro.nyc/0322-2026
Hearing Held by Committee
Giving council members the power to make appointments to community boards.
by with 25 sponsors, Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
intro.nyc/0501-2026
Amended by Committee
Terms of employment for district managers.
by , Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
intro.nyc/0914-2026
Hearing Held by Committee
Requiring a study and recommendations on the feasibility of implementing a pilot program to provide reconsolidation of traumatic memories therapy for veterans.
by with 10 sponsors, Committee on Veterans
intro.nyc/0928-2026
Hearing Held by Committee
Establishing an LGBTQ liaison within the department of veterans’ services.
by with 4 sponsors, Committee on Veterans
intro.nyc/0951-2026
Hearing Held by Committee
Preventing policymakers and their relatives from trading on prediction markets using insider information.
by with 7 sponsors, Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
Jun 19 2026
intro.nyc/0093-2026
City Charter Rule Adopted
Enacted
The bicycle parking station program.
by with 15 sponsors, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
intro.nyc/0837-2026
City Charter Rule Adopted
Enacted
A public outreach and education program regarding Hajj and Umrah-related scams.
by with 12 sponsors, Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection