City Council Legislation: Bills and Local Laws

51663

Filed (End of Session)

Int 0652-2015

NA

Dromm

Committee on Governmental Operations

Records access by council members.

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2017-12-31T00:00:00.000

Int 0492-2011

2017-12-22T15:49:08.000

A Local Law to amend the New York City Charter, in relation to records access by council members.

NA

52544

Filed (End of Session)

Int 0654-2015

NA

Dromm

Committee on Parks and Recreation

Establishment of an immigrant affairs coordinator within the department of parks and recreation.

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2017-12-31T00:00:00.000

Int 0594-2011

2017-12-22T15:50:01.000

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the establishment of an immigrant affairs coordinator within the department of parks and recreation.

This bill would require the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) to establish an “Immigrant Affairs Coordinator” who would act as a liaison between DPR and immigrant communities to help them engage more with park services.

52766

Filed (End of Session)

Int 0649-2015

NA

Dromm

Committee on Civil Rights

Rescinding a waiver to the right to file a claim under the human rights law.

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2017-12-31T00:00:00.000

Int 0936-2012

2017-12-22T15:45:02.000

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the City of New York, in relation to rescinding a waiver to the right to file a claim under the human rights law.

The New York City Human Rights Law prohibits many forms of employment discrimination. This bill would require that any waiver of a right or claim under the Human Rights Law be knowing and voluntary. The bill would create specific and stringent standards to demonstrate knowing and voluntary waiver- including, amongst other requirements, a requirement that the waiver be in writing and understood by the employee.

53321

Filed (End of Session)

Int 0668-2015

NA

Rodriguez

Committee on Transportation

Lower emission taxis and for hire vehicles.

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2017-12-31T00:00:00.000

NA

2017-12-22T15:52:39.000

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to lower emission taxis and for hire vehicles.

NA

53387

Filed (End of Session)

Int 0669-2015

NA

Rodriguez

Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management

Pilot program for the use of sensor-enhanced public litter baskets.

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2017-12-31T00:00:00.000

NA

2017-12-22T15:52:55.000

A Local Law in relation to a pilot program for the use of sensor-enhanced public litter baskets.

NA

53511

Filed (End of Session)

Int 0667-2015

NA

Rodriguez

Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management

Requiring the dept of sanitation to conduct a feasibility study concerning placing sensors on public waste receptacles.

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2017-12-31T00:00:00.000

NA

2017-12-22T15:52:23.000

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of sanitation to conduct a feasibility study concerning placing sensors on public waste receptacles.

NA

53835

Enacted

Int 0659-2015

2016/065

Kallos

Committee on Governmental Operations

Ceating an online voter information portal allowing absentee voters to track the status of their absentee application and ballot.

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2016-06-05T00:00:00.000

2016-06-05T00:00:00.000

NA

2019-08-13T20:54:15.000

A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to creating an online voter information portal allowing absentee voters to track the status of their absentee application and ballot, allowing users to view their registration status and voting history and allowing users to access online resources related to voting

This bill would require the New York City Board of Elections to provide a secure website and mobile application that would allow users to (1) track the status of their absentee application and ballot; (2) view their registration status; (3) view the party for which they are a registered member; (4) view the federal, state, and local election districts in which they reside; (5) know whether they are required to bring any form of identification to vote; (6) view which elections held over the previous four calendar years for which they were registered to vote and whether they voted; (7) view the address at which they were previously registered to vote; (8) provide the option to receive alerts, including when there is a change in their registration status; (9) providing access to existing resources including (a) registering to vote, (b) updating registration information, (c) viewing sample ballots, (d) polling place locations, (e) voting hours, (f) signing up as a poll workers, and (g) viewing the voter guide.

53854

Filed (End of Session)

Int 0664-2015

NA

Miller

Committee on Governmental Operations

Using a machine readable format for the department of citywide administrative services’ quarterly provisional employee report.

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2017-12-31T00:00:00.000

NA

2017-12-22T15:51:38.000

A Local Law to amend the New York city charter in relation to using a machine readable format for the department of citywide administrative services’ quarterly provisional employee report.

The New York City Charter currently requires the Department of Citywide Administrative Services to issue a quarterly report regarding provisional employees. This bill would require that the report be issued in a format that can be automatically read and processed by a machine and posted to the city’s website.

53863

Filed (End of Session)

Int 0660-2015

NA

Lancman

Committee on Women's Issues

Requiring the office to combat domestic violence to provide clients with service satisfaction surveys.

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2017-12-31T00:00:00.000

NA

2017-12-22T15:50:29.000

A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to requiring the office to combat domestic violence to provide clients with service satisfaction surveys.

The bill would require the Mayor’s Office to Combat Domestic Violence (OCDV) to provide clients with service satisfaction surveys after they have received domestic violence services from OCDV. Completion of the survey by clients would not be mandatory and would be anonymous. OCDV would be required to submit to the New York City Council, on an annual basis, all service satisfaction surveys and data completed, specifically on November 1 of each year. The data submitted to the New York City Council would be disaggregated by borough and by victim status. Victim status would mean domestic violence, sexual abuse, elder abuse, human trafficking, or any other category OCDV would deem appropriate.

The bill would require all agencies to provide, upon request from OCDV, all information needed for compliance with the bill. OCDV would also be required to make best efforts to ensure that other entities provide information as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of the bill.

53865

Enacted

Int 0644-2015

2015/102

Crowley

Committee on Education

Requiring DOE to report information on physical education in NYC schools.

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2015-11-04T00:00:00.000

2015-11-04T00:00:00.000

NA

2017-09-08T17:41:20.000

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 on physical education in New York city schools.

This bill would require the Department of Education to submit to the Speaker of the New York City Council and post on the Department’s website a report regarding information on physical education in New York City schools. The report would include but not be limited to the frequency and total minutes per week of physical education instruction provided to students in each grade level, and the frequency and total minutes per week of physical education provided to students who are receiving special education services or who are English-language learners.

The report would also include the number of designated full-time and part-time state certified physical education teachers providing instruction at the school, information on all designated outdoor and indoor facilities used for physical education by the school, demographic information regarding the racial and ethnic composition of the school, the total number and percentage of schools that met all state physical education instructional requirements in the prior year, the average frequency and amount of physical education provided by schools for each grade level, the total number of full-time state certified physical education instructors employed by the Department for grades K through 12, the total number of full-time staff employed at the elementary, middle school, and high school levels, the total number of part-time state certified physical education instructors employed by the Department for grades K through 12, the total number of part-time staff employed at the elementary, middle school, and high school levels, a list of all schools that share state certified physical education instructors and/or gymnasium space with other schools, a list of all schools using non-gymnasium space to provide school-day physical instruction, and a list of all schools using off-site space to provide school-day physical education instruction.

53882

Enacted

Int 0673-2015

2016/025

Williams

Committee on Technology

Access to the translation feature of city websites.

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2016-03-14T00:00:00.000

2016-03-14T00:00:00.000

NA

2017-12-06T22:19:29.000

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to access to translation of city websites.

This bill would require that all city websites include a feature to translate the text of that website into languages other than English, whenever practicable. Such translation feature should also be indicated in a means that is comprehensible to speakers of several of the most commonly spoken languages.

53918

Filed (End of Session)

Int 0672-2015

NA

Williams

Committee on Housing and Buildings

Portable storage containers

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2017-12-31T00:00:00.000

Int 0713-2011

2017-12-22T15:53:34.000

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to portable storage containers

The bill would restrict residential property owners from putting a portable storage container on their property unless a permit was issued for such container by the Commissioner of the Department of Buildings. The permit would have a duration of no more than six months, and could be renewed one time for an additional six-month period at the discretion of the Commissioner.

53924

Filed (End of Session)

Int 0666-2015

NA

Reynoso

Committee on Environmental Protection

Sale of nonwoven disposable products.

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2017-12-31T00:00:00.000

NA

2017-12-22T15:52:08.000

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the sale of nonwoven disposable products

This bill would prohibit a retailer from selling a nonwoven disposable product unless it complies with testing standards established by the commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection.

53928

Enacted

Int 0643-2015

2015/084

Crowley

Committee on Fire and Criminal Justice Services

Requiring the dept of correction to provide reports regarding the number of inmates who are on waiting lists for placement in or transfer to alternative housing.

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2015-10-07T00:00:00.000

2015-10-07T00:00:00.000

NA

2021-08-19T01:55:53.000

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of correction to provide reports regarding the number of inmates who are on waiting lists for placement in or transfer to alternative housing

This bill requires the Department of Correction to post a monthly report on its website indicating the number of inmates waiting for placement in restrictive housing and clinical alternative to punitive segregation housing.

53934

Enacted

Int 0641-2015

2015/060

Chin

Committee on Transportation

Requiring a comprehensive study regarding pedestrian and bicyclist safety on truck routes.

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2015-06-16T00:00:00.000

2015-06-16T00:00:00.000

NA

2017-06-19T16:40:17.000

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring a comprehensive study regarding pedestrian and bicyclist safety on truck routes

Under the bill, the Department of Transportation (DOT) would be required to conduct a study on the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists along truck routes. Such study would be required to include, at a minimum: 1) a review of the impact of tolling policies on the use of truck routes and the designation of truck routes, if appropriate; 2) the number of crashes involving pedestrians and bicyclists on truck routes within the last five years, disaggregated by truck route, crash types, causes, vehicle types, and whether such crashes involved a fatality or serious injury; 3) a review of policies and strategies utilized to increase pedestrian and bicyclist safety on truck routes, including street redesign, and the status of any pending policies and strategies; 4) recommendations for improving safety on truck routes, including best practices for roadway design, operations, and sustainable delivery practices to reduce conflicts between pedestrians, bicyclists, and trucks; 5) recommendations for outreach to the trucking industry; and 6) recommendations for implementing safety technology. DOT would be required to post the study online and submit copies to the Mayor and Council no later than June 30, 2016.

53942

Filed (End of Session)

Int 0670-2015

NA

Vacca

Committee on Technology

Modifying the 311 website so that customers can store and track all requests regardless of how the requests are submitted.

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2017-12-31T00:00:00.000

NA

2017-12-22T15:53:14.000

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to modifying the 311 website so that customers can store and track all requests regardless of how the requests are submitted.

This bill would require that the City’s 311 website be modified so that it offers customers the option to create unique online customer accounts that would allow customers to store and track their 311 requests regardless of how such requests were submitted. Currently, the 311 mobile app allows customers to store and track 311 requests that were made using the mobile app only. The individualized customer accounts would allow customers to store and track 311 requests that were submitted via the 311 mobile app as well as requests submitted via the 311 website, via certain social media sites, by a phone call, or by any other approved methods.

53979

Enacted

Int 0655-2015

2015/020

Ferreras

Committee on Finance

Sale of tax liens.

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2015-03-03T00:00:00.000

2015-03-03T00:00:00.000

NA

2016-11-17T21:12:29.000

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the sale of tax liens.

On January 22, 2015, the City Council adopted legislation Local Law 14 that would among other things, create a Temporary Taskforce to examine the authority of the commissioner of finance to sell tax liens as an effective enforcement tool to collect debt owed to the city, and ensure proper mechanisms and protections are established to decrease the necessity for the use of such tool. The Task Force will also be required to submit a report about their conclusions and recommendations in examining the tax lien sale process.

Local Law 14 required the Mayor to appoint 5 members, and the Council to appoint 5 members each to the Board. The legislation also required such appointments to be made within 60 days after the enactment of the local law.

Int. 655 would change the date of appointment of the board members from no later than 60 days after enactment of the local law to no later than August 1, 2015. This legislation would also clarify that the Speaker can appoint any individual to the board that is an employee of the Council.

53983

Enacted

Int 0658-2015

2016/043

Garodnick

Committee on Transportation

Requiring information security and use of personal information policies for services licensed by taxi and limousine commission.

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2016-04-21T00:00:00.000

2016-04-21T00:00:00.000

NA

2016-06-13T15:12:59.000

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring information security and use of personal information policies for services licensed by taxi and limousine commission

This bill requires entities licensed by the Taxi and Limousine Commission to protect passenger information—including names, addresses, credit card information, and any GPS data collected a passenger traveling in a TLC-licensed vehicle—and to only use that information for purposes the passenger has authorized. Those who misuse personal informational information would be subject to a penalty of $1,000 per violation.

53985

Filed (End of Session)

Int 0645-2015

NA

Deutsch

Committee on Transportation

Bus lane violations.

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2017-12-31T00:00:00.000

NA

2018-01-02T17:54:33.000

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to bus lane violations.

Motorists in New York City are prohibited from using dedicated bus lanes unless they are making right turns or picking up or dropping off passengers. The City operates cameras from 7:00am to 7:00pm on weekdays to monitor proper use of such lanes and impose monetary liability on those who fail to comply with bus lane restrictions. The bill would provide a “grace period” during the first and last five-minute period of such restrictions wherein motorists would not be subject to penalties resulting from images captured by a camera for utilizing bus lanes.

54000

Filed (End of Session)

Int 0663-2015

NA

Miller

Committee on Transportation

Right of way of pedestrians and bicyclists.

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2017-12-31T00:00:00.000

NA

2018-01-04T17:52:05.000

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the right of way of pedestrians and bicyclists.

This local law would exempt MTA bus drivers from Local Law 29-2014, which creates penalties for drivers who fail to yield to pedestrians or bicyclists who have the right of way.

54012

Filed (End of Session)

Int 0665-2015

NA

James

Committee on Public Safety

Requiring the police department to report information gathered by ShotSpotter technology.

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2017-12-31T00:00:00.000

NA

2017-12-22T15:51:52.000

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the police department to report information gathered by ShotSpotter technology.

This bill requires the NYPD to report on information detected by ShotSpotter technology.

54026

Enacted

Int 0656-2015

2015/031

Ignizio

Committee on Finance

Establishment of the South Shore BID, Staten Island

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2015-04-20T00:00:00.000

2015-04-20T00:00:00.000

NA

2016-03-01T20:47:17.000

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the establishment of the South Shore business improvement district.

Int. 656 would establish the South Shore BID on Staten Island in Council Member Ignizio’s district. This BID would consist of three, small, non-contiguous commercial strips located in the towns of Great Kills, Eltingville and Annadale. This is an interesting BID because it would be the City’s first BID consisting of three separate commercial strips under the umbrella of one BID. The BID would be comprised of 217 parcels of land containing 275 businesses, most of which are independently-owned and some of which are regional and national chain stores. The majority of the BID is commercial, but there are also public facilities, transportation and utilities, vacant land, and 82 residential units.

The BID would have a relatively small budget of $185,000 in its first year, with the average assessment being approximately $1,002 per year and the maximum projected assessment being $5,090 per year.

54030

Enacted

Int 0671-2015

2017/130

Vallone

Committee on Transportation

Pedestrian countdown displays at intersections adjacent to schools and parks.

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2017-08-08T00:00:00.000

2017-08-08T00:00:00.000

NA

2017-10-17T19:35:49.000

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to pedestrian countdown displays at intersections adjacent to schools and parks

This bill would require the Department of Transportation (“DOT”), no later than three years after the effective date of the local law, to survey all intersections with traffic control signals that are adjacent to a school (defined as providing full-time instruction to at least 250 students) or park (defined as equal to or greater than one acre and including a playground or active recreational or athletic amenity) and do not currently have pedestrian countdown displays for the purpose of determining whether pedestrian countdown displays should be installed at such intersections. The bill would require DOT to install pedestrian countdown displays at all intersections that the department determines should have such displays within two years of the completion of the survey.

54032

Enacted

Int 0662-2015

2016/069

Levine

Committee on Public Safety

Criminal Justice Reform Act (CJRA) - Requiring the police department to submit quarterly reports relating to the issuance of desk appearance tickets.

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2016-06-13T00:00:00.000

2016-06-13T00:00:00.000

NA

2016-07-19T14:46:02.000

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the police department to submit quarterly reports relating to the issuance of desk appearance tickets

In enforcing misdemeanors and non-criminal offenses, the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”) may either arrest the offender, issue a desk appearance ticket, or issue either a criminal or civil summons. The difference between a desk appearance and a summons is that issuing a desk appearance ticket requires the offender to be fingerprinted and booked, typically at a police precinct. This bill would require the NYPD to issue a quarterly report on the number of desk appearance tickets issued, disaggregated by the race, gender, and age of the person to whom it was issued, as well as the offense charged and the precinct in which it was issued.

54033

Enacted

Int 0642-2015

2016/119

Constantinides

Committee on Environmental Protection

Use of clean heating oil.

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2015-02-12T00:00:00.000

2016-10-18T00:00:00.000

2016-10-18T00:00:00.000

NA

2018-03-26T15:51:40.000

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the use of clean heating oil

The bill requires heating oil sold or used in the City to contain: 5% biodiesel, by volume, starting October 1, 2017; 10%, starting October 1, 2025; 15%, starting October 1, 2030; 20%, starting October 1, 2034. The bill requires that, by 2020, the Administration must consult with, among others, representatives of the heating oil industry, the biodiesel industry, heating oil equipment manufacturers, and building owners and managers to conduct a survey identifying any commonly used heating oil equipment that might have a compatibility issue with using the required, higher-level biodiesel blends, and to make recommendations with respect to any such issues identified. NYCDEP will then be required to promulgate rules consistent with such recommendations, including exemptions or other special regulatory provisions for such equipment. The bill requires that, in 2023, DEP issue a report re-assessing whether there is sufficient biodiesel supply to meet the B10, B15, and B20 mandates identified in the bill. The bill expands waiver provisions already present in existing law (and adds new waiver provisions). For example, waivers would generally be available where NYCDEP determines that there is an insufficient supply of biodiesel to satisfy the relevant mandates, that the price of the required biodiesel blend significantly exceeds the price of oil, or where manufacturers of a particular boiler have noted that the boiler cannot accommodate a particular biodiesel blend without extensive modifications.

53802

Filed (End of Session)

Int 0637-2015

NA

Van Bramer

Committee on Technology

Annual report on commercial access to broadband.

2015-01-22T00:00:00.000

2015-01-22T00:00:00.000

2017-12-31T00:00:00.000

NA

2017-12-22T15:43:25.000

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to an annual report on commercial access to broadband.

This bill would require the Department of Information Technology & Telecommunications to issue a report annually on the availability of broadband internet service for commercial purposes. It would also require a description of the progress of City programs meant to promote commercial broadband adoption and include recommendations on how to increase such adoption in the future.

53809

Filed (End of Session)

Int 0640-2015

NA

Wills

Committee on General Welfare

Requiring social workers in child care centers.

2015-01-22T00:00:00.000

2015-01-22T00:00:00.000

2017-12-31T00:00:00.000

NA

2017-12-29T19:20:24.000

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring social workers in child care centers.

The Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) operates a system of child care for children aged six weeks to five years for families who meet certain income requirements. This bill would require all child care centers in this system to have a social worker on staff if the center is serving 40 or more children.

53848

Filed (End of Session)

Int 0633-2015

NA

Richards

Committee on Housing and Buildings

Requiring energy efficiency reports to be filed every five years.

2015-01-22T00:00:00.000

2015-01-22T00:00:00.000

2017-12-31T00:00:00.000

NA

2017-12-22T15:42:18.000

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring energy efficiency reports to be filed every five years.

In New York City, an owner of a building over 50,000 gross square feet must file an energy efficiency report for such building every ten years. This bill would require the energy efficiency report to be filed every five years.

53853

Enacted

Int 0622-2015

2017/201

Crowley

Committee on General Welfare

Requiring the dept of homeless services to educate homeless persons on domestic violence.

2015-01-22T00:00:00.000

2015-01-22T00:00:00.000

2017-11-17T00:00:00.000

2017-11-17T00:00:00.000

NA

2018-01-10T14:37:12.000

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of homeless services to educate homeless persons on domestic violence

Recently, there have been a number of fatal child abuse incidents in New York city homeless shelters. Domestic violence also continues to be an issue in homeless shelters. This bill would require the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) to educate all new recipients of shelter on domestic violence and child abuse. Specifically, the bill would require DHS to provide to homeless persons undergoing intake educational materials, including a video and an illustrated brochure explaining what domestic violence and child abuse are.

53855

Filed (End of Session)

Int 0636-2015

NA

Ulrich

Committee on Environmental Protection

Annual report on drainage infrastructure.

2015-01-22T00:00:00.000

2015-01-22T00:00:00.000

2017-12-31T00:00:00.000

NA

2017-12-27T22:42:38.000

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to an annual report on drainage infrastructure.

This bill would require the Department of Environmental Protection to issue an annual report on the condition of critical water drainage infrastructure within the city. It would further require a description of all outages that occurred in the prior year – detailing the length and severity of the outage, as well as the steps taken to resolve it.

53858

Enacted

Int 0629-2015

2017/181

Levine

Committee on Parks and Recreation

Length of the season for city beaches and pools.

2015-01-22T00:00:00.000

2015-01-22T00:00:00.000

2017-10-08T00:00:00.000

2017-10-08T00:00:00.000

NA

2017-12-05T16:50:13.000

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the length of the season for city beaches and pools

This bill would require the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) to extend the length of the beach and pool season to one week past Labor Day to accommodate for warmer temperatures in September. It would also allow DPR to limit the season for public safety or extreme weather concerns.

53861

Filed (End of Session)

Int 0630-2015

NA

Levine

Committee on Education

Improving security in schools on election days.

2015-01-22T00:00:00.000

2015-01-22T00:00:00.000

2017-12-31T00:00:00.000

NA

2017-12-22T15:41:45.000

A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to improving security in schools on election days.

Currently, section 528 of the New York City Charter provides that the Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education, in consultation with the New York Police Department (“NYPD”), may install security cameras and door alarms in certain areas of public schools or consolidated schools that the city Department of Education operates. This bill adds a new part to section 528 that provides that the Chancellor, after consulting with the NYPD and school principals, may adopt any additional election-day school security measures that the Chancellor considers appropriate for the protection of students and staff when any such schools are used as polling places on any election day. This bill also makes certain corrections to the current section 528.

53897

Enacted

Int 0620-2015

2015/015

Arroyo

Committee on Parks and Recreation

Naming of 56 thoroughfares and public places.

2015-01-22T00:00:00.000

2015-01-22T00:00:00.000

2015-02-05T00:00:00.000

2015-02-05T00:00:00.000

NA

2016-11-17T21:11:45.000

A Local Law in relation to the naming of 56 thoroughfares and public places, Dave Reid Jr. Place, Borough of the Bronx, Prince Joshua Avitto Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Rev. Wenceslao Martinez Way, Borough of Brooklyn, José Francisco Peña Gomez Boulevard, Borough of the Bronx, DJ Scott la Rock Boulevard, Borough of the Bronx, Luis Muñoz Marín Way, Borough of the Bronx, Basil Paterson Boulevard, Borough of the Bronx, Oscar de la Renta Boulevard, Borough of the Bronx, Frank T. Modica Way, Borough of Manhattan, Norman Buchbinder Way, Borough of Manhattan, Bronx Science Boulevard, Borough of the Bronx, Archbishop Iakovos of America, Borough of Queens, Steven Frosch Way, Borough of Queens, James Baldwin Place, Borough of Manhattan, Detective Rafael Ramos Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Frank J. Santo Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Judge Hansel L. McGee Place, Borough of the Bronx, Bishop Robert Green Way, Borough of the Bronx, Angelo “Chubby” Campanella, Borough of Brooklyn, Rabbi Weissmandl Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Jimmy Zappalorti Lane, Borough of Staten Island, FDNY Lt. Matt Ambelas Way, Borough of Staten Island, Milton Alexander Way, Borough of the Bronx, Bishop Ignatius A. Catanello Way, Borough of Queens, Barry Weinbrom Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Lydia Buffington Way, Borough of Brooklyn, John Cortese Way, Borough of Brooklyn, George Carlin Way, Borough of Manhattan, Barnard Way, Borough of Manhattan, Edwin Thomas Way, Borough of Brooklyn, William Creech Vietnam Veteran Way, Borough of Staten Island, Dr. Jerry V. Burns Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Henry McCoy Jr. Way, Borough of Queens, Kenneth Anthony Nugent Way, Borough of Queens, Kevin Lamont Miller Jr. Way, Borough of Queens, Kalyana Ranasinghe Way, Borough of the Bronx, Ann Maggio Way, Borough of Queens, Max Bond Way, Borough of Manhattan, Jacob Birnbaum Way, Borough of Manhattan, Stanley Jay Way, Borough of Staten Island, Battalion Chief Charles L. Kasper Way, Borough of Staten Island, Vincent C. Pompa Way, Borough of Staten Island, Cooper Stock Way, Borough of Manhattan, PCS Way, Borough of Manhattan, Barbara Dattilo Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Brother Jack SanFilippo Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Detective WenJian Liu Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Jack Maple Place, Borough of Queens, Benjamin Fried Boulevard, Borough of Queens, Robert C. Lohnes Way, Borough of Queens, Sunnyside Garden Arena Way, Borough of Queens, Alice Cardona Way, Borough of Queens, Luke Adams Way, Borough of Queens, Pecola and Nicholas Rodriguez Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Debbie Bowden Way, Borough of the Bronx, Margaret Mack Triangle, Borough of the Bronx and the repeal of sections 14, 15, 24, 25, 40 and 62 of local law number 34 for the year 2014, sections 34 and 53 of local law number 131 for the year 2013 and section 46 of local law number 50 for the year 2013.

This bill would co-name 56 thoroughfares and public places, based on requests of Council Members whose district includes the location. Of these 56 co-names, 8 are either a relocation of a previously enacted co-naming or a revision to the street sign installed with respect to a previously enacted co-naming.

53910

Enacted

Int 0639-2015

2016/068

Williams

Committee on Public Safety

Criminal Justice Reform Act (CJRA) - Requiring the police department to submit quarterly reports relating to the issuance of summonses.

2015-01-22T00:00:00.000

2015-01-22T00:00:00.000

2016-06-13T00:00:00.000

2016-06-13T00:00:00.000

NA

2018-03-12T19:46:47.000

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the police department to submit quarterly reports relating to the issuance of summonses

This bill would require the New York City Police Department to report on the number of criminal summonses and the number of summonses to appear in an authorized tribunal of the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (“civil summons”), it issues each quarter. This information would be required to be broken down by the offense charged, the race, age and gender of the person to whom a summons was issued, and the borough and precinct in which the summons was issued. The bill would also require this information to be broken down by the criteria used to determine whether a civil or criminal summons was issued. Such criteria are required pursuant to Proposed Int. No. 1057-A.

53930

Filed (End of Session)

Int 0621-2015

NA

Chin

Committee on Housing and Buildings

Providing tenants with information regarding the senior citizens rent increase exemption and the disability rent increase exemption.

2015-01-22T00:00:00.000

2015-01-22T00:00:00.000

2017-12-31T00:00:00.000

NA

2017-12-22T15:39:14.000

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to providing tenants with information regarding the senior citizens rent increase exemption and the disability rent increase exemption.

This bill would require owners of multiple dwellings containing rent regulated dwelling units to provide tenants and prospective tenants of such units, along with a lease or lease renewal form, a notice regarding the senior citizens rent increase exemption and the disability rent increase exemption. Certain housing companies would also be required to provide their tenants with such a notice. This legislation would require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development to determine the form of the notice. Finally, this bill would make owners who fail to comply with this section liable for a civil penalty of one hundred fifty dollars for each dwelling unit for which there was a failure to comply and provide the Environmental Control Board with the power to impose such a penalty.

53935

Filed (End of Session)

Int 0623-2015

NA

Gentile

Committee on Transportation

Curbs adjacent to a fire hydrant or bus stop.

2015-01-22T00:00:00.000

2015-01-22T00:00:00.000

2017-12-31T00:00:00.000

NA

2017-12-22T15:40:08.000

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the curbs adjacent to a fire hydrant or bus stop.

Under the bill, the City would be required to paint curbs adjacent to a fire hydrant or bus stop so as to alert motorists to where they may not legally park.

53954

Filed (End of Session)

Int 0635-2015

NA

Ulrich

Committee on Public Safety

Creating a civil penalty for any individual who is convicted of fraud or property related crimes that occur in a mandatory evacuation zone during a mandatory evacuation period.

2015-01-22T00:00:00.000

2015-01-22T00:00:00.000

2017-12-31T00:00:00.000

Int 0994-2013

2017-12-22T15:42:58.000

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the City of New York, in relation to creating a civil penalty for any individual who is convicted of fraud or property related crimes that occur in a mandatory evacuation zone during a mandatory evacuation period.

This bill allows the City to collect a civil fine of up to $50,000 from anyone who commits certain acts of fraud or property-related crimes in a mandatory evacuation zone during a mandatory evacuation period. The civil penalties can be collected independently from any criminal or other civil penalty imposed.

53955

Filed (End of Session)

Int 0638-2015

NA

Van Bramer

Committee on Transportation

Limiting the duration of street resurfacing projects.

2015-01-22T00:00:00.000

2015-01-22T00:00:00.000

2017-12-31T00:00:00.000

NA

2017-12-22T15:43:40.000

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to limiting the duration of street resurfacing projects.

This bill would require that the paving of street resurfacing projects be completed within two weeks of the completion of milling. The time period could be extended to account for delays caused by weather.

53590

Filed (End of Session)

Int 0628-2015

NA

Kallos

Committee on Governmental Operations

Improving young adults’ access to voter registration materials.

2015-01-22T00:00:00.000

2015-01-22T00:00:00.000

2017-12-31T00:00:00.000

NA

2017-12-22T15:41:26.000

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York in relation to improving young adults’ access to voter registration materials by requiring the department of education of the city of New York and the board of elections of the city of New York to provide students with registration materials in appropriate languages and to track and report on the efficacy of distributing registration materials to students.

Under Section 3-209 of the City’s Administrative Code, high schools must make voter registration materials available to students during the year and must provide postage-paid voter registration materials to graduating seniors. This bill would require the city Department of Education to ask for, and the city Board of Elections to provide, registration materials in any available language (as determined by state or federal requirements) that makes sense for a particular school’s student population. The city Board of Elections also must code its registration forms so that it can track which forms come back from each school district. The bill also would require both the city Department of Education and the city Board of Elections to help track and report on whether these student voter registration efforts are effective in getting young adults to register to vote.

53706

Filed (End of Session)

Int 0631-2015

NA

Maisel

Committee on Transportation

Prohibiting the issuance of multiple bus lane violation tickets for the same infraction within a one hour period.

2015-01-22T00:00:00.000

2015-01-22T00:00:00.000

2017-12-31T00:00:00.000

NA

2017-12-22T15:42:02.000

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to prohibiting the issuance of multiple bus lane violation tickets for the same infraction within a one hour period.

Recent media reports have documented instances of drivers receiving multiple summonses for driving in a designated bus lane. It appears that some of the drivers may not have been aware of the existence of the bus lane, and it some cases accumulated summonses in the hundreds of dollars. Thus, this law would not permit the issuance of more than one bus lane infraction within one hour period.

52922

Filed (End of Session)

Int 0627-2015

NA

Kallos

Committee on Technology

Securing personal information privacy.

2015-01-22T00:00:00.000

2015-01-22T00:00:00.000

2017-12-31T00:00:00.000

Int 0181-2010, Int 0990-2009

2017-12-22T15:41:11.000

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to securing personal information privacy.

This bill would require each city agency that collects personal information to develop a system to protect the privacy of that information. The system of protection would include appropriate administrative, technical and physical safeguards to ensure the confidentiality of personal records and would also require the destruction of those records once the purpose of collecting that information is achieved.

53141

Filed (End of Session)

Int 0624-2015

NA

Johnson

Committee on Finance

Requiring owners of residential property with six to ten units to submit income and expense statements.

2015-01-22T00:00:00.000

2015-01-22T00:00:00.000

2017-12-31T00:00:00.000

NA

2017-12-22T15:40:25.000

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring owners of residential property with six to ten units to submit income and expense statements.

NA

53152

Filed (End of Session)

Int 0626-2015

NA

Kallos

Committee on Technology

Personal information security.

2015-01-22T00:00:00.000

2015-01-22T00:00:00.000

2017-12-31T00:00:00.000

Int 0664-2011

2017-12-22T15:40:56.000

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to personal information security.

This bill would require each city agency that collects personal information to develop, implement and maintain a comprehensive security program to protect that information. As part of the comprehensive security program agencies would need to develop safeguards for protecting personal information, including ongoing employee training, restrictions on physical access to information, disciplinary measures for violation of security program rules, regular monitoring of the security program operations, and periodic review of the security program components.

If the security program is electronic, the program would be required to include secure authentication protocols, unique identifier technologies, control of data security passwords, firewall security protection, and encryption of all transmitted personal information on public or wireless networks, portable media, or shared with third-party service providers.

53574

Filed (End of Session)

Int 0634-2015

NA

Treyger

Committee on Transportation

Suspending alternate side parking regulations on primary election day.

2015-01-22T00:00:00.000

2015-01-22T00:00:00.000

2017-12-31T00:00:00.000

NA

2017-12-22T15:42:40.000

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to suspending alternate side parking regulations on primary election day.

The proposed local law would suspend alternate side parking regulations on primary election day.

53587

Enacted

Int 0632-2015

2016/011

Miller

Committee on Civil Service and Labor

Requiring successor employers in the grocery industry to retain eligible employees for a transitional employment period.

2015-01-22T00:00:00.000

2015-01-22T00:00:00.000

2016-02-08T00:00:00.000

2016-02-08T00:00:00.000

NA

2017-05-04T16:14:46.000

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring successor employers in the grocery industry to retain eligible employees for a transitional employment period.

This local law would require new grocery store owners to retain the previous owner’s staff for a transition period after a business is sold. Employees are to be kept by the new owner for ninety days. After the transition period, the new employer must evaluate each employee and consider keeping them as employees.

53745

Filed (End of Session)

Int 0625-2015

NA

Kallos

Committee on Civil Rights

Housing accommodations and tenant black lists.

2015-01-22T00:00:00.000

2015-01-22T00:00:00.000

2017-12-31T00:00:00.000

NA

2017-12-22T15:40:41.000

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to housing accommodations and tenant black lists.

This bill seeks to prohibit landlords from refusing to rent to prospective tenants solely because they appear on a “Tenant Black List.” Tenant screening lists are used to identify supposedly risky renters by naming tenants who have been involved in a Housing Court case, however, they do not take into account the outcome of a case (i.e., whether or not a tenant is successful, or whether the tenant initiated the action). 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.

53824

Enacted

Int 0615-2015

2015/019

Rodriguez

Committee on Transportation

Allowing the taxi and limousine commission to consider improved trouble lights for use in licensed vehicles.

2015-01-07T00:00:00.000

2015-01-07T00:00:00.000

2015-03-03T00:00:00.000

2015-03-03T00:00:00.000

NA

2015-07-07T13:44:48.000

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to allowing the taxi and limousine commission to consider improved trouble lights for use in licensed vehicles.

All taxis and for-hire vehicles in New York City are equipped with “trouble lights” that allow drivers to notify the public and law enforcement if they are under assault or are otherwise endangered while operating their vehicle. Currently, the Administrative Code limits the type of light that may be used to so-called “lollipop” lights. The legislation would remove the requirement that only “lollipop” lights be used as trouble lights, enabling the use of other technologies, such as LED lights, or more cost efficient options.

53830

Filed (End of Session)

Int 0610-2015

NA

Espinal

Committee on Consumer Affairs

Requiring the posting of information related to services offered at licensed appearance enhancement businesses.

2015-01-07T00:00:00.000

2015-01-07T00:00:00.000

2017-12-31T00:00:00.000

NA

2017-12-22T02:48:49.000

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the posting of information related to services offered at licensed appearance enhancement businesses.

Chapter 5 of Title 20 of the administrative code of the city of New York regulates unfair trade practices. There has been a spate of infections and other serious health issues at businesses that provide appearance enhancement services. Appearance enhancement include: nail specialty, waxing, natural hair styling, the practice of esthetics and cosmetology as defined by section 400 of the New York state general business law. This bill would add a new subchapter (19) to require the department of consumer affairs to create a list of appearance enhancement consumers’ rights that will be disclosed to all consumers of these businesses located within the city of New York.

53873

Enacted

Int 0609-2015

2016/006

Constantinides

Committee on Environmental Protection

Geothermal systems

2015-01-07T00:00:00.000

2015-01-07T00:00:00.000

2016-01-05T00:00:00.000

2016-01-05T00:00:00.000

NA

2016-02-11T21:05:51.000

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to geothermal systems

The proposed legislation requires an identification of the geothermal types of systems and the buildings suitable to be served by geothermal energy as well as the adoption of rules and registration requirement for persons who design and install geothermal systems. Finally the bill requires the Department to undertake a study of the waterfront properties suitable for the installation of geothermal systems in marine surface waters.

53157

Filed (End of Session)

Int 0617-2015

NA

Rodriguez

Committee on Health

Prohibiting the sale of shisha.

2015-01-07T00:00:00.000

2015-01-07T00:00:00.000

2017-12-31T00:00:00.000

NA

2017-12-22T15:37:04.000

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to prohibiting the sale of shisha.

This bill would prohibit the sale of shisha in New York City, except for shisha sold at hookah bars, tobacco bars, and tobacco stores.