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City Council Legislation: Bills and Local Laws

This dataset contains information on New York City bills from 1998 through 2024.

The New York City Council is the City’s legislative body, responsible for proposing, debating, and voting on legislation that affects all aspects of city governance. The legislative process for Introductions in NYC follows these steps:

Bill Introduced – A bill is introduced by a Council Member and assigned a number.

Committee Hearings – The bill is referred to a committee for review, where public hearings may be held for discussion, public comment, and stakeholder engagement.

Committee Vote – The committee votes on whether to advance the bill to the full Council.

Full Council Vote – If approved by the committee, the bill is voted on by the entire Council. A majority vote is required for passage.

Mayoral Action – Once passed by the Council, the bill is sent to the Mayor, who may sign it into law, veto it, or allow it to become law without a signature. If vetoed, the Council can override the veto with a two-thirds majority vote.

Enactment – Once signed or passed via override, the bill is assigned a local law number and becomes part of the city’s legal code. Bills may be enacted immediately, or upon a date defined in the bill.

This dataset provides information on all introductions, regardless of whether they were enacted.

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72544
Matter Id: 72544 • Status: Laid Over in Committee • File Num: Int 0510-2024
Matter Id
72544
Status
Laid Over in Committee
File Num
Int 0510-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Brannan
Committee
Committee on Contracts
Name
The provision of bridge loans to contractors.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0013-2022
Modified Date
2025-01-02T18:29:50.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the provision of bridge loans to contractors
Summary
Due to a slow procurement process, many entities that enter into contracts with city agencies begin to provide services before the agency can pay them. This can make it difficult for contractors to cover their expenses. This bill would require that certain not-for-profit corporations that contract with the Department of Small Business Services to provide economic development services for New York City provide bridge loans to contractors who have contracts with the City that are valued at no more than $500,000 and who are not receiving payments from the City in a timely manner.
73221
Matter Id: 73221 • Status: Committee • File Num: Int 0591-2024
Matter Id
73221
Status
Committee
File Num
Int 0591-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Gennaro
Committee
Committee on Civil and Human Rights
Name
Extending the statute of limitations for commencing a private cause of action under the city human rights law.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0812-2022
Modified Date
2024-10-11T13:56:02.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to extending the statute of limitations for commencing a private cause of action under the city human rights law
Summary
This bill would increase from three years to six years the statute of limitations to file a civil action by persons aggrieved by unlawful discriminatory practices or acts of discriminatory harassment or violence under the city human rights law.
73349
Matter Id: 73349 • Status: Laid Over in Committee • File Num: Int 0583-2024
Matter Id
73349
Status
Laid Over in Committee
File Num
Int 0583-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Dinowitz
Committee
Committee on Technology
Name
Requiring the 311 customer service center to provide live chat functionality.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0880-2023
Modified Date
2025-01-06T22:57:06.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the 311 customer service center to provide live chat functionality
Summary
This bill would require the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications to provide a live chat option within the 311 customer service center website and mobile application, and to transit live chat logs to agency representatives or inspectors.
73350
Matter Id: 73350 • Status: Laid Over in Committee • File Num: Int 0589-2024
Matter Id
73350
Status
Laid Over in Committee
File Num
Int 0589-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Dinowitz
Committee
Committee on Technology
Name
Requiring that 311 allow persons to request snow and ice removal on pedestrian bridges and that those reports be routed to the appropriate agency.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0881-2023
Modified Date
2025-01-06T22:57:25.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring that 311 allow persons to request snow and ice removal on pedestrian bridges and that those reports be routed to the appropriate agency
Summary
This bill would enable persons who access the 311 website, app or phone line to be able to request that snow and ice be cleared from pedestrian bridges. This bill would also ensure that the request goes to the appropriate agency that is in charge of snow removal.
73384
Matter Id: 73384 • Status: Committee • File Num: Int 0521-2024
Matter Id
73384
Status
Committee
File Num
Int 0521-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Brannan
Committee
Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
Name
The establishment of a department of emergency medical services.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0074-2022
Modified Date
2024-08-09T22:08:38.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the New York city charter and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the establishment of a department of emergency medical services
Summary
This bill would establish a Department of Emergency Medical Services, headed by a Commissioner of Emergency Medical Services. The Department would be vested with the power to perform functions and operations relating to general ambulance services, emergency medical services and other response services necessary to preserve public health, safety and welfare.
72549
Matter Id: 72549 • Status: Laid Over in Committee • File Num: Int 0534-2024
Matter Id
72549
Status
Laid Over in Committee
File Num
Int 0534-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Brannan
Committee
Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
Name
Increasing penalties on chain businesses for failure to remove snow, ice and dirt from sidewalks.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0020-2022
Modified Date
2025-02-11T16:11:24.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to increasing penalties on chain businesses for failure to remove snow, ice and dirt from sidewalks
Summary
This bill would increase the penalties on chain business owners for failing to properly remove snow, ice, and dirt from sidewalks following snowfall pursuant to section 16-123.
72545
Matter Id: 72545 • Status: Enacted • File Num: Int 0515-2024
Matter Id
72545
Status
Enacted
File Num
Int 0515-2024
Law Number
2024/129
Primary Sponsor
Brannan
Committee
Committee on Education
Name
Requiring the department of education to report information about employees of school bus transportation vendors.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Passed Date
2024-12-21T00:00:00.000
Enacted Date
2024-12-21T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0015-2022
Modified Date
2025-01-13T21:01:46.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of education to report information about employees of school bus transportation vendors
Summary
This bill would amend current Department of Education (DOE) reporting on the number of school bus transportation employees to require DOE to report on, for each employee job classification, route assignment, including whether a general or special education route assignment; and type of training completed, including training on the needs of students with disabilities.
73323
Matter Id: 73323 • Status: Committee • File Num: Int 0579-2024
Matter Id
73323
Status
Committee
File Num
Int 0579-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Dinowitz
Committee
Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
Name
Requiring information about elections for non-municipal offices, ballot proposals and referenda in the voter guide.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0048-2022
Modified Date
2025-01-02T19:05:27.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to requiring information about elections for non-municipal offices, ballot proposals and referenda in the voter guide
Summary
This bill would require the Campaign Finance Board to update the information in its printed and online voter guides to include information about elections in which there are contested elections for city, county, state, or federal offices or ballot proposals or referenda pursuant to city, county, state, and federal law that coincide with elections for Mayor, City Council, Public Advocate, Comptroller, or Borough President or ballot proposals or referenda pursuant to the Charter or Municipal Home Rule Law. The Board will also be required to publish an online voter guide for all other elections that do not coincide with elections for Mayor, City Council, Public Advocate, Comptroller, or Borough President or ballot proposals or referenda pursuant to the Charter or Municipal Home Rule Law.
73342
Matter Id: 73342 • Status: Enacted • File Num: Int 0587-2024
Matter Id
73342
Status
Enacted
File Num
Int 0587-2024
Law Number
2025/013
Primary Sponsor
Dinowitz
Committee
Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
Name
Requiring the 311 customer service center to conduct customer satisfaction surveys after each 311 request for service or complaint is closed and to publish 311 request and survey data each month.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Passed Date
2025-02-22T00:00:00.000
Enacted Date
2025-02-22T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0753-2022
Modified Date
2025-02-28T18:23:05.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the 311 customer service center to conduct customer satisfaction surveys after each 311 request for service or complaint is closed and to publish 311 request and survey data each month
Summary
This bill would require the 311 customer service center to conduct customer satisfaction surveys after each individual call is deemed resolved, complete, or closed and provide the customer with an option to ask for the service request or complaint to be reopened. 311 would be required to publish information on its website every month illustrating the number of request or complaints that were received, the satisfaction and resolution rates of each agency, and the number of requests or complaints that an individual asked to be reopened.
73388
Matter Id: 73388 • Status: Committee • File Num: Int 0553-2024
Matter Id
73388
Status
Committee
File Num
Int 0553-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Brewer
Committee
Committee on Civil and Human Rights
Name
Housing accommodations and tenant blacklists.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0077-2022
Modified Date
2024-08-09T22:08:52.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to housing accommodations and tenant blacklists
Summary
Tenant screening lists, sometimes called “tenant blacklists,” are used to identify supposedly risky renters by naming tenants who have been involved in a Housing Court case. This bill would mirror recent state law changes by prohibiting landlords from considering refusing to rent to prospective tenants solely because they appear on a tenant screening list. The bill adds participating in a housing court proceeding to the list of protected classes in the housing accommodations section of the civil rights title of the Administrative Code.
73400
Matter Id: 73400 • Status: Committee • File Num: Int 0630-2024
Matter Id
73400
Status
Committee
File Num
Int 0630-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Public Advocate Williams
Committee
Committee on Health
Name
Establishing a commission to study and make recommendations regarding the root causes of violence in the city.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0085-2022
Modified Date
2024-08-09T22:09:21.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing a commission to study and make recommendations regarding the root causes of violence in the city
Summary
This bill would create a commission to study the root causes of violence in neighborhoods with high rates of violent crime and make recommendations on how to address such violence from a public health perspective.
72548
Matter Id: 72548 • Status: Committee • File Num: Int 0528-2024
Matter Id
72548
Status
Committee
File Num
Int 0528-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Brannan
Committee
Committee on Housing and Buildings
Name
The waiver of covenants prohibiting pets.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0019-2022
Modified Date
2024-08-09T22:08:41.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the waiver of covenants prohibiting pets
Summary
This bill would clarify that all dwelling occupants, including condominium owners and tenants, are protected by the Pet Law, which prohibits the enforcement of no-pet lease terms against an occupant who openly and notoriously harbors a pet in violation of the terms of a lease for at least three months. The waiver would continue to allow the occupant to replace pets with pets of the same species, and would apply to occupants that have a pet in the five years before this law is enacted.
72560
Matter Id: 72560 • Status: Committee • File Num: Int 0537-2024
Matter Id
72560
Status
Committee
File Num
Int 0537-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Brannan
Committee
Committee on Small Business
Name
Requiring a clause in commercial leases that obligates the parties to engage in good faith negotiations during certain states of emergency.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0021-2022
Modified Date
2024-08-09T22:08:44.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring a clause in commercial leases that obligates the parties to engage in good faith negotiations during certain states of emergency
Summary
This bill would require parties, contracting to rent commercial property or with existing commercial leases, to engage in “good faith” efforts to negotiate toward a rent concession if the tenant’s business is required to close pursuant to an order issued as a result of a state of emergency.
72546
Matter Id: 72546 • Status: Committee • File Num: Int 0517-2024
Matter Id
72546
Status
Committee
File Num
Int 0517-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Brannan
Committee
Committee on Education
Name
The distribution of special education services and individualized education program resource information.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0016-2022
Modified Date
2024-08-09T22:08:37.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the distribution of special education services and individualized education program resource information
Summary
This bill would require the Department of Education (DOE) to distribute to schools and post on its website resource information regarding its special education services and individualized education program (IEP) process, including how parents can access the assistance and support of IEP parent members. This resource information would be further distributed by schools to parents or legal guardians of pre-kindergarten and school-aged students with disabilities so that such parents are better informed about special education services provided by DOE.
72547
Matter Id: 72547 • Status: Committee • File Num: Int 0519-2024
Matter Id
72547
Status
Committee
File Num
Int 0519-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Brannan
Committee
Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
Name
Establishing a temporary task force to study and report on the maximum population that may be served by fire and emergency response services.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0018-2022
Modified Date
2024-08-09T22:08:38.000
Title
A Local Law in relation to establishing a temporary task force to study and report on the maximum population that may be served by fire and emergency response services
Summary
This bill would establish an interagency task force for the purpose of studying the maximum number of persons who may be served by an individual FDNY firehouse or EMS dispatch station. The task force would also study projected changes to City population, zoning and traffic, and the impact of both on existing FDNY and EMS response resources, and report to the Mayor and the City Council on their findings and recommendations.
72522
Matter Id: 72522 • Status: Committee • File Num: Int 0505-2024
Matter Id
72522
Status
Committee
File Num
Int 0505-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Brannan
Committee
Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
Name
Requiring businesses with 10 or more employees to appoint COVID-19 response coordinators, and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0010-2022
Modified Date
2024-08-09T22:08:34.000
Title
A Local Law in relation to requiring businesses with 10 or more employees to appoint COVID-19 response coordinators, and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof
Summary
This bill would require that businesses with 10 or more employees designate one such employee to act as a COVID-19 coordinator. That employee would be trained by the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) and the Office of Emergency Management. DCWP would develop the virtual training program detailing guidance or requirements issued by the State or City. The training program would be posted on the DCWP website. Any employer that violates this local law would be subject to a warning in the first instance and civil penalty of not more than $1000 for a subsequent violation.
73331
Matter Id: 73331 • Status: Committee • File Num: Int 0576-2024
Matter Id
73331
Status
Committee
File Num
Int 0576-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Dinowitz
Committee
Committee on Education
Name
Requiring annual reports on employment turnover of school safety agents and other school safety personnel.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0157-2022
Modified Date
2024-08-09T22:09:02.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring annual reports on employment turnover of school safety agents and other school safety personnel
Summary
The proposed bill would require the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and, after the transfer of jurisdiction to the Department of Education (DOE), the DOE, to report on employment turnover of school safety agents (SSAs) and other school safety personnel. The reporting would include the number of SSAs or school safety personnel whose employment was involuntarily terminated; the number of transfers for SSAs or school safety personnel; the number of SSA or school safety personnel resignations; and the average length of employment for each SSA or school safety personnel.
73376
Matter Id: 73376 • Status: Committee • File Num: Int 0629-2024
Matter Id
73376
Status
Committee
File Num
Int 0629-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Public Advocate Williams
Committee
Committee on Health
Name
Requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to report on training for medical care for transgender and gender non-conforming persons.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0067-2022
Modified Date
2024-08-09T22:09:20.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to report on training for medical care for transgender and gender non-conforming persons
Summary
This bill would require the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to report on training provided by hospitals to medical staff on medical care for transgender and gender non-conforming persons, including training on medical needs common to transgender and gender non-conforming-specific patients, medical and surgical treatment, and treatment and care related to social and medical transitions.
73396
Matter Id: 73396 • Status: Committee • File Num: Int 0555-2024
Matter Id
73396
Status
Committee
File Num
Int 0555-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Brewer
Committee
Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
Name
Licensing tenant screening bureaus.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0080-2022
Modified Date
2024-08-09T22:08:52.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to licensing tenant screening bureaus
Summary
This bill would require persons who assemble or evaluate screening reports containing court history of residential tenants and applicants for residential housing to be licensed by the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP). The bill would also require that all tenant screening reports contain certain information about each court proceeding referenced in the report. Finally, the bill would grant DCWP enforcement authority, would establish civil penalties for violations, and would create a private right of action for tenants and prospective tenants injured by violations.
73408
Matter Id: 73408 • Status: Committee • File Num: Int 0520-2024
Matter Id
73408
Status
Committee
File Num
Int 0520-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Brannan
Committee
Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
Name
Requiring the commissioner of emergency management to report on the city’s preparedness and response to citywide public health emergencies.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0095-2022
Modified Date
2024-08-09T22:08:38.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the commissioner of emergency management to report on the city’s preparedness and response to citywide public health emergencies
Summary
This bill would require the Commissioner of New York City Emergency Management to submit an annual report to the Council describing the City’s preparation for, and response to, any state disaster emergency or local state of emergency declared in relation to an infectious disease that affects the City’s public health. The report would include: a description of any actions taken in preparation for, during, and immediately after such incident by or on behalf of the City, a list of all city agencies, offices, or private entities that were involved in the City’s emergency response, a description of the city’s current public healthcare workforce and ways to improve medical surge capacity, and guidelines for notifying and communicating with the public and City officials during a local public health emergency.
72809
Matter Id: 72809 • Status: Laid Over in Committee • File Num: Int 0625-2024
Matter Id
72809
Status
Laid Over in Committee
File Num
Int 0625-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Powers
Committee
Committee on Criminal Justice
Name
Housing decisions for transgender, gender nonconforming, non-binary and intersex individuals.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0728-2022
Modified Date
2025-02-24T21:28:58.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to housing decisions for transgender, gender nonconforming, non-binary and intersex individuals
Summary
This bill would require the Department of Correction to assess all incarcerated individuals for their risk of sexual victimization at intake and when transferred between facilities. This bill would also create an appeals process for transgender, gender non-conforming and intersex individuals who requested specific housing based on identifying as such. This bill would also empower the Board of Correction to issue opinions regarding appeals of housing requests related to gender identity.
70426
Matter Id: 70426 • Status: Laid Over in Committee • File Num: Int 0607-2024
Matter Id
70426
Status
Laid Over in Committee
File Num
Int 0607-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Krishnan
Committee
Committee on Housing and Buildings
Name
Requiring tenant relocation services to the same community district, a nearby community district, or the same borough.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
NA
Modified Date
2025-02-24T22:00:33.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring tenant relocation services to the same community district, a nearby community district, or the same borough
Summary
This bill would require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) to relocate tenants who lost their homes due to a fire or other emergency in the same or an immediately adjacent community district upon request. When no suitable accommodation is available in the same or immediately adjacent community district, the bill would require HPD to relocate such tenants to the nearest community district in the same borough.
73348
Matter Id: 73348 • Status: Committee • File Num: Int 0581-2024
Matter Id
73348
Status
Committee
File Num
Int 0581-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Dinowitz
Committee
Committee on Public Safety
Name
Notification of hate crimes.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0792-2022
Modified Date
2024-08-09T22:09:03.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to notification of hate crimes
Summary
Pursuant to section 20-g of the New York City Charter, the Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes provides notification of a violent hate crime to the affected community and elected officials. This bill would expand this requirement to include notification of any hate crime to the affected community and elected officials.
70052
Matter Id: 70052 • Status: Laid Over in Committee • File Num: Int 0608-2024
Matter Id
70052
Status
Laid Over in Committee
File Num
Int 0608-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Krishnan
Committee
Committee on Housing and Buildings
Name
Requiring the department of housing preservation and development to increase tenant relocation services in the event of a vacate order.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
NA
Modified Date
2025-02-24T22:02:17.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of housing preservation and development to increase tenant relocation services in the event of a vacate order
Summary
This bill would require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) to dispatch a team of tenant relocation specialists to a building when a vacate order has been issued. These specialists will provide any displaced tenants with assistance including materials in the tenants’ preferred language, and, if deemed safe, assistance with accessing the tenants’ vacated units. It would also require HPD to begin an Article 7-A proceeding to appoint an administrator to oversee building repairs where tenants have been forced out due to harmful conditions and the building owner has not corrected such conditions in the time specified in the vacate order. Finally, this bill would require that landlords, where applicable, to notify tenants if they have a right to re-occupy the vacated unit.
73336
Matter Id: 73336 • Status: Committee • File Num: Int 0585-2024
Matter Id
73336
Status
Committee
File Num
Int 0585-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Dinowitz
Committee
Committee on Education
Name
A teacher retention reporting requirement and task force.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0659-2022
Modified Date
2024-10-29T17:06:41.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to a teacher retention reporting requirement and task force
Summary
This bill would require the Department of Education (DOE) to report data to the Council concerning teacher retention and turnover. This bill would also require DOE to post data on each school’s website concerning teacher retention at each school. A task force would then be convened to analyze this data and issue a report with recommendations to address the issue. The task force would dissolve after it issues the report, but the reporting requirement would remain in place indefinitely.
73370
Matter Id: 73370 • Status: Committee • File Num: Int 0627-2024
Matter Id
73370
Status
Committee
File Num
Int 0627-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Public Advocate Williams
Committee
Committee on General Welfare
Name
Establishment of a home sharing program for homeless individuals and reporting in relation thereto.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0062-2022
Modified Date
2024-08-09T22:09:20.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the establishment of a home sharing program for homeless individuals and reporting in relation thereto
Summary
This bill would require the Commissioner of Social Services to establish a program in which home owners or apartment leaseholders with a spare private bedroom in their home share their living accommodations with homeless individuals in exchange for rent, companionship and/or assistance with household chores. In establishing the program, the Commissioner, in consultation with relevant agencies, would develop and administer eligibility criteria; develop and implement the application, selection, matching, and move-in processes; conduct outreach; and provide services such as home visits, conflict resolution and social services assistance. The bill would also require the Commissioner to report annually on the program to the Mayor, Speaker of the Council and Public Advocate.
72896
Matter Id: 72896 • Status: Committee • File Num: Int 0655-2024
Matter Id
72896
Status
Committee
File Num
Int 0655-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Sanchez
Committee
Committee on Housing and Buildings
Name
Requiring the department of buildings to report on the efficacy of fuel oil catalyst reformers.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0784-2022
Modified Date
2024-08-09T22:09:28.000
Title
A Local Law in relation to requiring the department of buildings to report on the efficacy of fuel oil catalyst reformers
Summary
This bill would require that the Department of Buildings report on whether a fuel oil catalyst reformer enhances the efficiency of heating oil.
72565
Matter Id: 72565 • Status: Committee • File Num: Int 0596-2024
Matter Id
72565
Status
Committee
File Num
Int 0596-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Holden
Committee
Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
Name
The mayor’s office of operations establishing and maintaining an online tool for measuring performance of city agencies.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0024-2022
Modified Date
2025-01-02T19:10:36.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to the mayor’s office of operations establishing and maintaining an online tool for measuring performance of city agencies
Summary
This bill would require the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Operations to establish and maintain an online tool for members of the public to view measures of performance of City agencies. The performance measurement tool would include metrics integral to the quality of life in New York City, and the agency information used to measure performance would be required to be updated daily. The Director would also be required to conduct, at least twice each year, reviews of the effectiveness of the online agency performance measurement tool and to implement any changes for improvement based on such reviews.
73341
Matter Id: 73341 • Status: Laid Over in Committee • File Num: Int 0588-2024
Matter Id
73341
Status
Laid Over in Committee
File Num
Int 0588-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Dinowitz
Committee
Committee on Technology
Name
311 transmitting image and video data for service requests or complaints.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0661-2022
Modified Date
2025-01-06T22:57:18.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to 311 transmitting image and video data for service requests or complaints
Summary
This bill would require 311 to accept image and video data during the intake of service requests or complaints other than those related to housing, and then to supply that data to the relevant agencies for use by their inspectors or other appropriate persons.
73385
Matter Id: 73385 • Status: Committee • File Num: Int 0541-2024
Matter Id
73385
Status
Committee
File Num
Int 0541-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Brannan
Committee
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Name
Banning moving billboards.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0075-2022
Modified Date
2024-08-09T22:08:45.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to banning moving billboards
Summary
This bill would ban moving-billboards. These billboards are already illegal under the Rules of the City of New York. The bill would codify 34 RCNY 4-12(j).
73334
Matter Id: 73334 • Status: Laid Over in Committee • File Num: Int 0577-2024
Matter Id
73334
Status
Laid Over in Committee
File Num
Int 0577-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Dinowitz
Committee
Committee on Education
Name
Requiring the department of education to conduct a study on the feasibility of installing green roofs on schools.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0233-2022
Modified Date
2024-10-31T13:54:00.000
Title
A Local Law in relation to requiring the department of education to conduct a study on the feasibility of installing green roofs on schools
Summary
This bill would require the New York City Department of Education to conduct a study, in consultation with the School Construction Authority, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, and the New York City Department of Buildings, on the feasibility of installing green roofs on at least two schools in each community school district.
71162
Matter Id: 71162 • Status: Laid Over in Committee • File Num: Int 0609-2024
Matter Id
71162
Status
Laid Over in Committee
File Num
Int 0609-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Krishnan
Committee
Committee on Housing and Buildings
Name
Requiring the department of housing preservation and development to report on the special repair fund.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
NA
Modified Date
2025-02-24T22:04:31.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of housing preservation and development to report on the special repair fund
Summary
This bill would require the department of housing preservation and development to report on its use of the special repair fund, including the source and amount of money deposited into the fund, the amount of money disbursed by the fund, and the types and location of repairs financed by the fund.
71305
Matter Id: 71305 • Status: Laid Over in Committee • File Num: Int 0626-2024
Matter Id
71305
Status
Laid Over in Committee
File Num
Int 0626-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Powers
Committee
Committee on Technology
Name
Use of global positioning system coordinates for 311 complaints and service requests.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
NA
Modified Date
2025-01-06T22:57:53.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the use of global positioning system coordinates for 311 complaints and service requests
Summary
This bill would require the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications to ensure that the 311 mobile application and website track and have the capability to accept global positioning service, also known as GPS, coordinates when customers are submitting complaints and service requests. This bill would also require that customers give their consent before the website or app can detect their real-time location, and that they have the ability to cease sharing their data or delete previously stored data from the website or app at any time.
73352
Matter Id: 73352 • Status: Committee • File Num: Int 0580-2024
Matter Id
73352
Status
Committee
File Num
Int 0580-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Dinowitz
Committee
Committee on Housing and Buildings
Name
Reporting on the number of bedrooms created though inclusionary housing programs.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 1166-2023
Modified Date
2024-08-09T22:09:03.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reporting on the number of bedrooms created though inclusionary housing programs
Summary
This bill would require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) to include in its annually updated and public map, required pursuant to Local Law 200 of 2017, certain additional information. It would have to indicate, by zoning lot, the number of bedrooms within affordable housing units created through the New York City inclusionary housing programs, disaggregated by income band.
73394
Matter Id: 73394 • Status: Committee • File Num: Int 0554-2024
Matter Id
73394
Status
Committee
File Num
Int 0554-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Brewer
Committee
Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
Name
Limiting the number of sightseeing bus licenses.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0079-2022
Modified Date
2024-08-09T22:08:52.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to limiting the number of sightseeing bus licenses
Summary
This bill requires the Department of Consumer Affairs and Worker Protection to issue no more than two hundred and twenty-five sight-seeing bus license plates.
72523
Matter Id: 72523 • Status: Laid Over in Committee • File Num: Int 0508-2024
Matter Id
72523
Status
Laid Over in Committee
File Num
Int 0508-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Brannan
Committee
Committee on Contracts
Name
Reporting of promptness of agency payments to contractors.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0011-2022
Modified Date
2025-01-02T18:27:56.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the New York city charter and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reporting of promptness of agency payments to contractors
Summary
This bill would require the Procurement Policy Board to create a process for City agencies to inform vendors of the reason for any late payments. It would also require City agencies to provide the Mayor’s Office of Contract Services with reports on any such late payment. The Mayor’s Office of Contract Services would then provide a report to the Mayor and Council every 6 months with information about the late payments from all City agencies
72543
Matter Id: 72543 • Status: Committee • File Num: Int 0509-2024
Matter Id
72543
Status
Committee
File Num
Int 0509-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Brannan
Committee
Committee on Contracts
Name
Expediting the inter-agency oversight review process of certain unregistered contracts.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0012-2022
Modified Date
2025-01-02T18:28:50.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to expediting the inter-agency oversight review process of certain unregistered contracts
Summary
This bill would create a division within the Mayor’s Office of Contract Services (MOCS) dedicated to coordinating, facilitating and supporting the inter-agency oversight review process of unregistered contracts toward the goal of registering contracts before their start dates. The division would be charged with continuous review of the oversight review process and with reporting its findings and recommendations no less than quarterly to the Council, the Mayor and the Procurement Policy Board.
72593
Matter Id: 72593 • Status: Committee • File Num: Int 0603-2024
Matter Id
72593
Status
Committee
File Num
Int 0603-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Holden
Committee
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Name
Requiring that the department of transportation maintain curb heights following street construction.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0052-2022
Modified Date
2025-01-02T19:18:08.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring that the department of transportation maintain curb heights following street construction
Summary
Curb heights sometimes are not adequately maintained during street construction and, as a result, flooding of property has occurred. Property owners have subsequently been fined for having ponding conditions on their property. This bill would require that the Department of Transportation ensure that adequate curb heights are maintained following construction in order to prevent flooding and fines for ponding conditions that are not the fault of property owners.
73220
Matter Id: 73220 • Status: Committee • File Num: Int 0590-2024
Matter Id
73220
Status
Committee
File Num
Int 0590-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Gennaro
Committee
Committee on Civil and Human Rights
Name
Voiding no-rehire provisions in settlement agreements for persons aggrieved by unlawful discriminatory practices.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0811-2022
Modified Date
2024-12-05T20:41:04.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to voiding no-rehire provisions in settlement agreements for persons aggrieved by unlawful discriminatory practices
Summary
This bill would void as contrary to public policy no-rehire provisions in settlement agreements under New York City’s human rights law. Existing no-rehire provisions would expire after five years. Agreements to end existing agency or employment relationships would still be permitted. Employers would also be permitted to terminate or refuse to rehire for non-discriminatory or non-retaliatory reasons.
73346
Matter Id: 73346 • Status: Committee • File Num: Int 0578-2024
Matter Id
73346
Status
Committee
File Num
Int 0578-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Dinowitz
Committee
Committee on Education
Name
Requiring reporting on projected and actual school enrollment numbers.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0791-2022
Modified Date
2024-08-09T22:09:03.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring reporting on projected and actual school enrollment numbers
Summary
This bill would expand the current requirements for the Department of Education to report on enrollment in schools. In particular, it would require reporting on enrollment numbers for every grade, reporting on projected enrollment for each school, and require a comparison between projected and actual enrollment.
72561
Matter Id: 72561 • Status: Laid Over in Committee • File Num: Int 0582-2024
Matter Id
72561
Status
Laid Over in Committee
File Num
Int 0582-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Dinowitz
Committee
Committee on Technology
Name
Creating a mobile application to support the efficient handling of 311 service requests by city employees.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0022-2022
Modified Date
2025-01-06T22:56:57.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to creating a mobile application to support the efficient handling of 311 service requests by city employees
Summary
This bill would require the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (“DoITT”) to create a mobile application to support the efficient handling of 311 service requests by City employees. The mobile application would provide City employees assigned to handle 311 service requests with relevant information necessary to efficiently complete the work for the requests, and would indicate when requests have been completed. Other City agencies would provide assistance to DoITT as necessary in developing the mobile application.
72757
Matter Id: 72757 • Status: Withdrawn • File Num: Int 0496-2024
Matter Id
72757
Status
Withdrawn
File Num
Int 0496-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
NA
Committee
Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
Name
Establishing gratuity standards for food delivery workers.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Passed Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
NA
Modified Date
2024-08-09T22:08:32.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing gratuity standards for food delivery workers
Summary
NA
73223
Matter Id: 73223 • Status: Committee • File Num: Int 0592-2024
Matter Id
73223
Status
Committee
File Num
Int 0592-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Gennaro
Committee
Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
Name
Requiring individuals registering as lobbyists to complete an annual anti-sexual harassment interactive training and to provide the certification of completion as part of registration.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0754-2022
Modified Date
2024-08-09T22:09:08.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring individuals registering as lobbyists to complete an annual anti-sexual harassment interactive training and to provide the certification of completion as part of registration
Summary
This bill would require that individuals registering as lobbyists complete an annual anti-sexual harassment interactive training that meets the requirements of the City’s Human Rights Law and provide a certification showing that they have completed the training as part of registration.
72624
Matter Id: 72624 • Status: Committee • File Num: Int 0615-2024
Matter Id
72624
Status
Committee
File Num
Int 0615-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Marte
Committee
Committee on Civil Service and Labor
Name
Maximum working hours for home care aides.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0175-2022
Modified Date
2024-08-09T22:09:15.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to maximum working hours for home care aides
Summary
This bill would set the maximum working hours that an employer may assign to a home care aide. Assigned hours would be limited to 12 hours for any shift, or within any 24-hours period. A home care aide could be assigned additional hours in the event of an emergency, but no more than 2 per day or 10 per week. Additionally, a home care aide could be assigned more than 56 hours in a week provided that the employer provides 2 weeks advanced notice and obtains written consent from the home care aide. This bill would also impose a notice requirement, under which employers would be required to provide home care aides with a copy of a form notice of rights.
73351
Matter Id: 73351 • Status: Enacted • File Num: Int 0584-2024
Matter Id
73351
Status
Enacted
File Num
Int 0584-2024
Law Number
2024/072
Primary Sponsor
Dinowitz
Committee
Committee on Technology
Name
Providing an estimated wait time to 311 call center customers.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Passed Date
2024-06-22T00:00:00.000
Enacted Date
2024-06-22T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0908-2023
Modified Date
2025-01-06T21:42:15.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to providing an estimated wait time to 311 call center customers
Summary
This bill would require the 311 call center to implement a virtual queue system that provides an estimated wait time for telephone callers. The bill would require this feature to be in place on June 30, 2025.
73354
Matter Id: 73354 • Status: Committee • File Num: Int 0586-2024
Matter Id
73354
Status
Committee
File Num
Int 0586-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Dinowitz
Committee
Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
Name
The designation of rapid emergency response centers in each community district.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 1167-2023
Modified Date
2025-01-02T19:07:27.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the designation of rapid emergency response centers in each community district
Summary
This bill would require the Commissioner of Emergency Management, in consultation with the Office of the Mayor and community boards, to identify and designate facilities within each community district to serve as rapid emergency response centers. Each center would be required to stock supplies for residents that have been displaced by a natural human-caused disaster. This bill would also require the Commissioner of Emergency Management, in consultation with the Commissioner of Citywide Administrative Services, to submit an annual report to the Mayor and the Speaker regarding the inventory of supplies in each community district’s rapid emergency response center.
73375
Matter Id: 73375 • Status: Committee • File Num: Int 0628-2024
Matter Id
73375
Status
Committee
File Num
Int 0628-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Public Advocate Williams
Committee
Committee on Health
Name
Signage regarding transgender rights and services at hospitals.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0066-2022
Modified Date
2024-08-09T22:09:20.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to signage regarding transgender rights and services at hospitals
Summary
This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to distribute signs on an individual’s right to be referred to by a preferred name, title, gender and pronoun to every hospital in the city. This bill would also require DOHMH to establish guidance to encourage hospitals to list and conspicuously post the transgender-specific services offered by each hospital, and would require DOHMH to post such guidance on its website. DOHMH would also be required to coordinate with hospitals to update such list of transgender-specific services, and post the list of services and any updates on the department’s website.
73397
Matter Id: 73397 • Status: Committee • File Num: Int 0559-2024
Matter Id
73397
Status
Committee
File Num
Int 0559-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Brewer
Committee
Committee on Education
Name
Reporting on food and nutrition education in New York city schools.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0081-2022
Modified Date
2024-11-19T18:18:22.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reporting on food and nutrition education in New York city schools
Summary
This bill would require the Department of Education to annually submit to the New York City Council, and post to the Department’s website, a report on nutrition education in New York City schools. The Department would be required to specify whether nutrition education is combined with other health related education and whether it is provided by an external nutrition education provider. The report would include information about the number of certified dieticians teaching nutrition in each school. The data in the report would be aggregated by school. Within each grade level in each school, the data would be disaggregated by race, gender, and free or reduced-price lunch status.
73398
Matter Id: 73398 • Status: Committee • File Num: Int 0568-2024
Matter Id
73398
Status
Committee
File Num
Int 0568-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Brewer
Committee
Committee on Small Business
Name
Lease agreements concerning storefront premises.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0082-2022
Modified Date
2024-08-09T22:08:56.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to lease agreements concerning storefront premises
Summary
This bill would establish protections for tenants of storefront premises through a “Storefront Business Bill of Rights.” For any tenancy of more than one year, the bill would require a written lease for storefront premises. In addition, the bill provides for lease renewal procedures and the option to extend the lease in certain cases for up to one year with not more than a ten percent rent increase. The bill would further require an owner to provide a tenant with relevant information about the storefront premises to be leased. The bill would permit a court to impose civil penalties and award damages, equitable relief, attorneys’ fees and court costs for failure to comply with these requirements. The Commissioner of Small Business Services would oversee administration of the bill’s lease requirements and would also be required to make available online model commercial leases for storefront premises, as well as translations of such leases in other languages.
73409
Matter Id: 73409 • Status: Committee • File Num: Int 0530-2024
Matter Id
73409
Status
Committee
File Num
Int 0530-2024
Law Number
NA
Primary Sponsor
Brannan
Committee
Committee on Parks and Recreation
Name
The creation of a citywide wildlife management plan.
Intro Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Agenda Date
2024-03-07T00:00:00.000
Previous File Number
Int 0097-2022
Modified Date
2024-08-09T22:08:42.000
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the creation of a citywide wildlife management plan
Summary
This bill would create a wildlife management advisory board to develop a citywide wildlife management plan, to analyze wildlife management issues and recommend policies to preserve and promote biological diversity and the humane treatment of wildlife. All agencies would be required to consider the effect of their actions on wildlife and an annual report would be released by the Department of Parks and Recreation updating the status of ongoing wildlife management problems.
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