Recent NYC Council Legislation Changes

intro.nyc/1253-2025 Hearing Held by Committee
Notice for the installation of bioswales, rain gardens, or other bioretention systems.
by with 8 sponsors, Committee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts

intro.nyc/1254-2025 Hearing Held by Committee
Creating a greened acre metric to measure stormwater captured by green infrastructure installed in the city and set a greened acre goal for MS4 areas.
by with 6 sponsors, Committee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts

intro.nyc/0408-2024 Hearing Held by Committee
Creating a division within the department of small business services to assist street vendors and requiring the commissioner of small business services to update the department’s programs to facilitate street vendor access.
by with 26 sponsors, Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection

intro.nyc/0431-2024 Hearing Held by Committee
Ensuring business licensing and regulatory compliance of all mobile food and general vendors.
by with 26 sponsors, Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection

intro.nyc/1164-2025 Hearing Held by Committee
Requiring an interagency portal to track street vending enforcement.
by with 10 sponsors, Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection

intro.nyc/1251-2025 Hearing Held by Committee
Issuing supervisory licenses to mobile food vendors.
by with 4 sponsors, Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection

intro.nyc/0023-2024 Approved by Council
Annual report for minority and women-owned business enterprise procurement.
by with 14 sponsors, Committee on Contracts

intro.nyc/0193-2024 Approved by Council
Requiring taxis and for-hire vehicles to display a decal warning passengers to look for cyclists when opening the door.
by with 23 sponsors, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

intro.nyc/0762-2024 Approved by Council
Establishing exemptions for third-party food delivery services from the limits on fees charged by such services on food service establishments.
by with 28 sponsors, Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection

intro.nyc/1125-2024 Approved by Council
Requiring the department of education to report on school librarians and library access in New York city public schools.
by with 31 sponsors, Committee on Education

intro.nyc/1185-2025 Approved by Council
Wildfire mitigation strategic planning report to mitigate wildfires in parks under the jurisdiction of the department of parks and recreation.
by with 11 sponsors, Committee on Parks and Recreation

intro.nyc/1268-2025 Introduced by Council
Signage describing certain constitutional and legal protections.
by with 3 sponsors, Committee on Immigration

intro.nyc/1269-2025 Withdrawn
Restrictions on pedicab noise.
by with 2 sponsors, Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection

intro.nyc/1270-2025 Introduced by Council
Definition of gender in the human rights law.
by with 6 sponsors, Committee on Civil and Human Rights

intro.nyc/1271-2025 Introduced by Council
Requiring review of the long-term sustainability plan by the environmental justice advisory board.
by , Committee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts

intro.nyc/1272-2025 Introduced by Council
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.
by with 8 sponsors, Committee on Immigration

intro.nyc/1273-2025 Introduced by Council
Trainings regarding sexually exploited youth.
by with 5 sponsors, Committee on Children and Youth

intro.nyc/1274-2025 Introduced by Council
Restrictions on the operation of pedicabs in the theatre district zone.
by with 2 sponsors, Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection

intro.nyc/1275-2025 Introduced by Council
Establishing a cooperative apartment board member training program.
by with 3 sponsors, Committee on Housing and Buildings

intro.nyc/1276-2025 Withdrawn
Requiring the department of social services to create web forms for all application forms.
by , Committee on General Welfare

intro.nyc/1277-2025 Withdrawn
Studying alternative public transit fare systems.
by with 3 sponsors, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

intro.nyc/1247-2025 Hearing Held by Committee
Disbursement of a percentage of awards to non-profit organizations for contracts immediately upon registration by the comptroller.
by with 22 sponsors, Committee on Contracts

intro.nyc/1248-2025 Hearing Held by Committee
Establishing a department of contract services.
by with 20 sponsors, Committee on Contracts

intro.nyc/1249-2025 Hearing Held by Committee
Requiring agency corrective action plans for retroactive contract registration.
by with 20 sponsors, Committee on Contracts

intro.nyc/0198-2024 Hearing Held by Committee
Reporting on discounted internet service program utilization rates and improving outreach to eligible households.
by with 13 sponsors, Committee on Technology

intro.nyc/0481-2024 Hearing Held by Committee
Information on affordable internet programs and community-based internet services.
by with 5 sponsors, Committee on Technology

intro.nyc/0483-2024 Hearing Held by Committee
Program to provide public access to wireless networks.
by with 8 sponsors, Committee on Technology

intro.nyc/0486-2024 Hearing Held by Committee
Information on affordable internet programs for students and families.
by with 8 sponsors, Committee on Technology

intro.nyc/0878-2024 Hearing Held by Committee
Establishing a cable franchise agreements website.
by with 8 sponsors, Committee on Technology

intro.nyc/1122-2024 Hearing Held by Committee
Plan for expanding home access to broadband internet.
by with 27 sponsors, Committee on Technology

intro.nyc/1207-2025 Hearing Held by Committee
Allowing for time spent in an apprenticeship to count towards the supervised practical experience time requirement for the granting of high-pressure boiler operating engineer licenses.
by with 36 sponsors, Committee on Housing and Buildings

intro.nyc/1264-2025 Hearing Held by Committee
How affordable housing units which subsequently became vacant are rented through the housing portal.
by with 17 sponsors, Committee on Housing and Buildings

intro.nyc/1265-2025 Hearing Held by Committee
Notifications regarding applications in New York City’s housing portal and designation of a representative to receive notifications.
by with 17 sponsors, Committee on Housing and Buildings

intro.nyc/1266-2025 Hearing Held by Committee
Requiring the department of housing preservation and development to create an in-person housing portal assistance program.
by with 18 sponsors, Committee on Housing and Buildings

intro.nyc/0179-2024 Hearing Held by Committee
Police department tow pound capacity.
by with 8 sponsors, Committee on Public Safety

intro.nyc/1252-2025 Hearing Held by Committee
Police department parking enforcement.
by with 6 sponsors, Committee on Public Safety

intro.nyc/1047-2024 City Charter Rule Adopted Enacted
Establishing a sleep apnea screening pilot program and public education and outreach campaign.
by with 20 sponsors, Committee on Health

intro.nyc/1194-2025 City Charter Rule Adopted Enacted
Provision of services to people living with HIV and AIDS.
by with 9 sponsors, Committee on General Welfare

intro.nyc/0026-2024 Approved by Council
Regulating helicopter operations at city owned heliports to reduce noise.
by with 30 sponsors, Committee on Economic Development

intro.nyc/0246-2024 Approved by Council
Requiring city agencies to provide an “X” option for gender on certain forms.
by with 15 sponsors, Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation

intro.nyc/0860-2024 Approved by Council
Requiring a contracted entity to publish an annual report concerning community hiring.
by with 24 sponsors, Committee on Economic Development

intro.nyc/0861-2024 Approved by Council
Requiring an annual report by a contracted entity to include information about agreements to provide community benefits.
by with 26 sponsors, Committee on Economic Development

intro.nyc/0889-2024 Approved by Council
Providing notification to council members of the recording of certain real estate instruments.
by with 7 sponsors, Committee on Finance

intro.nyc/1086-2024 Approved by Council
Notifying interested parties of the recording of certain real estate instruments.
by with 26 sponsors, Committee on Finance

intro.nyc/1150-2024 Approved by Council
Creation of a comprehensive stormwater plan and a stormwater dashboard.
by with 17 sponsors, Committee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts

intro.nyc/1200-2025 Approved by Council
Publicly available information regarding gender identity related rights and resources.
by with 20 sponsors, Committee on Women and Gender Equity

intro.nyc/1201-2025 Approved by Council
Cause of action related to interference with reproductive or gender-affirming health care.
by with 21 sponsors, Committee on Women and Gender Equity

intro.nyc/1203-2025 Approved by Council
Requiring the mayor’s office of immigrant affairs to conduct an assessment to support migrants who are transgender, gender non-conforming, non-binary, or intersex and to develop a phased implementation plan to address gaps in supports.
by with 15 sponsors, Committee on Women and Gender Equity

intro.nyc/1204-2025 Approved by Council
Requiring the commissioner of health and mental hygiene to conduct an assessment and develop a health agenda regarding health inequities affecting transgender, gender nonconforming, and non-binary individuals.
by with 19 sponsors, Committee on Women and Gender Equity

intro.nyc/1219-2025 Hearing Held by Committee
East Harlem 125th Street Business Improvement District, Manhattan
by , Committee on Finance

intro.nyc/1234-2025 Approved by Council
Executive budget process.
by with 3 sponsors, Committee on Finance

intro.nyc/1245-2025 Introduced by Council
Additional information collected and reported about foster care youth.
by with 10 sponsors, Committee on Children and Youth

intro.nyc/1246-2025 Introduced by Council
Establishing a program to support youth aging out of the foster care system.
by with 11 sponsors, Committee on Children and Youth

intro.nyc/1250-2025 Introduced by Council
Publication of bylaws by borough boards, community boards, and advisory bodies.
by with 6 sponsors, Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation

intro.nyc/1255-2025 Introduced by Council
Prohibiting calf roping and the use of electric prods and flank straps in connection with rodeos.
by with 4 sponsors, Committee on Health

intro.nyc/1256-2025 Introduced by Council
Applicable fines and civil penalties for the obstruction of fire hydrants.
by with 3 sponsors, Committee on Fire and Emergency Management

intro.nyc/1257-2025 Introduced by Council
Requiring the cabinet for older New Yorkers to study and report on the provision of agency services to older adults with certain neurological and mental health conditions.
by with 6 sponsors, Committee on Aging

intro.nyc/1258-2025 Introduced by Council
Issuance and correction of sex designations on death records.
by with 9 sponsors, Committee on Women and Gender Equity

intro.nyc/1259-2025 Introduced by Council
Requiring basic training in behavioral support strategies for certain staff at juvenile detention facilities.
by with 6 sponsors, Committee on Children and Youth

intro.nyc/1260-2025 Introduced by Council
Provision of legal assistance on compliance with accessibility laws for small business tenants.
by with 6 sponsors, Committee on Small Business

intro.nyc/1261-2025 Introduced by Council
Correcting excess pay differentials for paraprofessionals arising from pattern bargaining practices.
by with 44 sponsors, Committee on Civil Service and Labor

intro.nyc/1262-2025 Introduced by Council
Police commissioner providing district attorneys with access to electronic materials for discovery purposes.
by with 6 sponsors, Committee on Public Safety

intro.nyc/1263-2025 Approved by Council
Communications in adjudicative proceedings by certain public servants.
by with 4 sponsors, Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation

intro.nyc/1267-2025 Introduced by Council
Requiring the commissioner of finance to study and make recommendations relating to the feasibility of implementing a lifetime income tax exemption.
by with 3 sponsors, Committee on Finance

intro.nyc/0566-2024 Hearing Held by Committee
Annual plan to expand access to school playgrounds.
by with 23 sponsors, Committee on Parks and Recreation

intro.nyc/0573-2024 Hearing Held by Committee
Increasing the number of drinking fountains adjacent to public parks and greenstreets.
by with 17 sponsors, Committee on Parks and Recreation

intro.nyc/0643-2024 Hearing Held by Committee
Plan to identify and facilitate the use of indoor facilities for basketball games.
by with 29 sponsors, Committee on Parks and Recreation

intro.nyc/0784-2024 Hearing Held by Committee
Establishing a tracking system concerning the disposal of yellow and brown grease
by with 14 sponsors, Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management

intro.nyc/0857-2024 Hearing Held by Committee
Towing vehicles that are an encumbrance on the street.
by with 15 sponsors, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

intro.nyc/1228-2025 Hearing Held by Committee
Expanding the categories of businesses that may be subject to requirements regarding the disposal of commercial organic waste.
by with 7 sponsors, Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management

intro.nyc/0099-2024 Hearing Held by Committee
Creation of curbside overnight truck parking sections in Industrial Business Zones.
by with 34 sponsors, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

intro.nyc/0340-2024 Hearing Held by Committee
Automatic waiver of certain additional penalties for a parking violation if a vehicle owner responds to a notice of violation between forty-five and ninety days of its issuance.
by with 35 sponsors, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

intro.nyc/1138-2024 Hearing Held by Committee
Prohibiting standing or parking a vehicle within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.
by with 28 sponsors, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

intro.nyc/0675-2024 Hearing Held by Committee
Establishment of a task force to study the gender pay disparity and economic self-sufficiency among the labor force in the city
by with 15 sponsors, Committee on Women and Gender Equity

intro.nyc/1100-2024 Hearing Held by Committee
Supportive housing eligibility for justice involved persons.
by with 24 sponsors, Committee on Criminal Justice

intro.nyc/1238-2025 Hearing Held by Committee
Provision of technology and support for people in custody with a pending criminal proceeding to securely receive and review evidence.
by with 4 sponsors, Committee on Criminal Justice

intro.nyc/1240-2025 Hearing Held by Committee
Establishment of a holistic needs assessment program.
by with 8 sponsors, Committee on Criminal Justice

intro.nyc/1241-2025 Hearing Held by Committee
Department of correction early release 6A program.
by with 3 sponsors, Committee on Criminal Justice

intro.nyc/1242-2025 Hearing Held by Committee
Establishing a coordinator for Rikers Island closure and a coordinator for borough-based jail transition.
by with 4 sponsors, Committee on Criminal Justice

intro.nyc/0205-2024 Hearing Held by Committee
Outreach about fraudulent schemes committed by providers of immigration assistance services.
by with 13 sponsors, Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection

intro.nyc/0980-2024 Hearing Held by Committee
Increasing penalties for violations of requirements that apply to immigration assistance services.
by with 16 sponsors, Committee on Immigration

intro.nyc/0056-2024 City Charter Rule Adopted Enacted
Requiring the administration for children’s services to report annually on the number and placement of foster youth.
by with 24 sponsors, Committee on Children and Youth

intro.nyc/0081-2024 City Charter Rule Adopted Enacted
Requiring an audit and report on foster care placement notices.
by with 20 sponsors, Committee on Children and Youth

intro.nyc/0216-2024 City Charter Rule Adopted Enacted
Enhancing the application process for the New York city identity card.
by with 21 sponsors, Committee on Immigration

intro.nyc/0420-2024 City Charter Rule Adopted Enacted
Establishing a program for child visitors to department of correction facilities.
by with 21 sponsors, Committee on Criminal Justice

intro.nyc/0564-2024 City Charter Rule Adopted Enacted
Creating an archive of official government social media accounts.
by with 9 sponsors, Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation

intro.nyc/0977-2024 City Charter Rule Adopted Enacted
Requiring the department of probation to report on technical probation violations and all programming offered by the department.
by with 13 sponsors, Committee on Criminal Justice

intro.nyc/1023-2024 City Charter Rule Adopted Enacted
Requiring the DOC to establish and operate an online scheduling system for visits to incarcerated persons.
by with 15 sponsors, Committee on Criminal Justice

intro.nyc/1026-2024 City Charter Rule Adopted Enacted
Quarterly reporting requirements on visitations of incarcerated individuals and requiring the DOC to record notifications to incarcerated individuals of visitation requests.
by with 12 sponsors, Committee on Criminal Justice

intro.nyc/1036-2024 City Charter Rule Adopted Enacted
Requiring correctional health services to provide reports regarding people in custody who have been ordered to undergo a court-ordered forensic psychiatric examination.
by with 13 sponsors, Committee on Criminal Justice

intro.nyc/1052-2024 City Charter Rule Adopted Enacted
Expanding foster youth experience surveys to include experiences related to gender expression, gender identity, sex characteristics, and sexual orientation.
by with 12 sponsors, Committee on Children and Youth

intro.nyc/0168-2024 Approved by Council
Department of investigation’s oversight of the police department use of surveillance technology.
by with 22 sponsors, Committee on Public Safety

intro.nyc/0233-2024 Approved by Council
Establishment of a police department policy for using facial recognition technology and regular audits to ensure compliance.
by with 19 sponsors, Committee on Public Safety

intro.nyc/0480-2024 Approved by Council
Police department transparency in the use of surveillance technology.
by with 22 sponsors, Committee on Public Safety

intro.nyc/0671-2024 Approved by Council
Civil service examination fee waivers for high school students and first time applicants.
by with 24 sponsors, Committee on Civil Service and Labor

intro.nyc/0694-2024 Approved by Council
Long-term citywide bathroom strategy and to make other technical changes.
by with 31 sponsors, Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation

intro.nyc/0800-2024 Approved by Council
Prioritization of maintenance of trees adjacent to buildings and structures.
by with 40 sponsors, Committee on Parks and Recreation

intro.nyc/0807-2024 Approved by Council
Flash flood preparedness outreach and evacuation guidance.
by with 18 sponsors, Committee on Fire and Emergency Management

intro.nyc/0978-2024 Approved by Council
Requiring the 311 customer service center to provide certain resources in response to tree pruning-related requests.
by with 35 sponsors, Committee on Technology

intro.nyc/1105-2024 Approved by Council
Tracking progress made towards the requirements of the streets master plan.
by with 19 sponsors, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

intro.nyc/1114-2024 Approved by Council
Requiring the commissioner of transportation to create an online capital project tracker.
by with 18 sponsors, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

intro.nyc/1229-2025 Introduced by Council
Reporting on emergency medical services units.
by with 2 sponsors, Committee on Fire and Emergency Management

intro.nyc/1230-2025 Introduced by Council
Requiring the director of long-term planning and sustainability to conduct an infrastructure risk study in flood risk areas.
by with 6 sponsors, Committee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts

intro.nyc/1231-2025 Introduced by Council
Requiring tax preparers to provide customers with statements itemizing all charges.
by with 8 sponsors, Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection

intro.nyc/1232-2025 Introduced by Council
Notifications for emergency rental assistance grant approvals.
by with 6 sponsors, Committee on General Welfare

intro.nyc/1233-2025 Introduced by Council
The planting of vegetation on new medians separating bicycle lanes from motorized vehicle traffic.
by with 6 sponsors, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

intro.nyc/1235-2025 Introduced by Council
Creation of a centralized system for processing freedom of information law requests.
by with 13 sponsors, Committee on Technology

intro.nyc/1236-2025 Introduced by Council
Converting the mandatory residential curbside organics collection program to a voluntary program.
by with 8 sponsors, Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management

intro.nyc/1237-2025 Introduced by Council
Requiring the police department to report on all criminal complaints and arrests.
by with 3 sponsors, Committee on Public Safety

intro.nyc/1239-2025 Introduced by Council ( Re-introduction of intro.nyc/0536-2022 )
Establishing an office of the waterfront.
by with 7 sponsors, Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation

intro.nyc/1243-2025 Introduced by Council
Creating uniform emergency response maps for city properties.
by with 3 sponsors, Committee on Fire and Emergency Management

intro.nyc/1244-2025 Introduced by Council
Creation of a groundwater flood risk area map.
by with 18 sponsors, Committee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts

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