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NYC Council · Int 0130-2026 · Committee

The rights of persons who engage in sex work.

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced Jan 29, 2026
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Officially: “A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the rights of persons who engage in sex work Read the full text

Civil and Human Rights

What it does

This bill would create a sex worker opportunity program in the Mayor’s Office for Equity to provide grants to community organizations working directly with people who engage in sex work, prohibit housing discrimination based on a person’s current or former employment in sex work, create a dedicated review and enforcement board in the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection to highlight the unique unfair work practices affecting people who engage in sex work and provide them with information related to their rights, require the Administration for Children’s Services to submit a yearly report related to any such cases where information related to an individual’s participation in sex work is highlighted in the process of the case, and amend the city privacy laws to protect against the disclosure of a person’s status as a sex worker.
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 Civil and Human Rights committee. These members decide whether it ever reaches a vote; 99% of bills a committee approves become law.

Sandy Nurse · chairAlthea V. StevensOswald J. FelizShahana K. HanifShaun Abreu

This committee’s full record

Official documents

Straight from the Council record: fiscal impact statements, committee reports, and hearing transcripts as filed.

The numbers

6
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Tiffany L. CabánPublic Advocate Jumaane WilliamsCrystal HudsonFarah N. LouisGale A. BrewerShahana K. Hanif

Who is lobbying on this

From 1 City Clerk eLobbyist filing 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).