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NYC Council · Int 0076-2026 · Committee

Requiring double decker sight-seeing buses to have at least one employee present on the upper level at all times when passengers are present.

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced Jan 29, 2026
Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring double decker sight-seeing buses to have at least one employee present on the upper level at all times when passengers are present” Read the full text

Consumer and Worker Protection

What it does

This bill would require double decker sight-seeing tour buses to have at least one employee, who is a licensed guide, present on the upper level of the bus in addition to the driver at all times when passengers are present on the upper level.
Summary written by City Council staff, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite with cited sections coming. Not legal advice.

Where it is

Introduced by Council · Jan 29, 2026
Referred to Comm by Council · Jan 29, 2026 · the latest recorded action

Who decides next

This bill sits with the Consumer and Worker Protection committee. These members decide whether it ever reaches a vote; 99% of bills a committee approves become law.

Harvey D. Epstein · chairCarl WilsonCarmen N. De La RosaChi A. OsséChris BanksGale A. BrewerJoann AriolaKamillah HanksLynn C. SchulmanShekar KrishnanShirley Aldebol

This committee’s full record

Official documents

Summary of Int. No. 76
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Int. No. 76
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January 29, 2026 - Stated Meeting Agenda
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Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 1-29-26
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Straight from the Council record: fiscal impact statements, committee reports, and hearing transcripts as filed.

The numbers

2
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Gale A. BrewerFarah N. Louis

Who is lobbying on this

Taxi Tours Inc.via Kasirer LLC · Transportation
2 filings
From 2 City Clerk eLobbyist filings naming this bill (2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Referred to Comm by Council (Jan 29, 2026).