The rights of persons who engage in sex work.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced Feb 28, 2024
Official status: Filed (End of Session)
Derived from the official record below.
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 · Feb 28, 2024
Referred to Comm by Council · Feb 28, 2024
Filed (End of Session) · Dec 31, 2025
Official documents
Summary of Int. No. 149-A
officialSummary of Int. No. 149
officialInt. No. 149
officialFebruary 28, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda
officialHearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 2-28-24
officialMinutes of the Stated Meeting - February 28, 2024
officialProposed Int. No. 149-A - 3/7/24
officialStraight from the Council record: fiscal impact statements, committee reports, and hearing transcripts as filed.
The numbers
14
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Tiffany L. CabánPublic Advocate Jumaane WilliamsCrystal HudsonShahana K. HanifGale A. BrewerChi A. OsséJennifer GutiérrezAmanda C. FaríasJulie WonChristopher MarteCarmen N. De La RosaAlexa AvilésSandy NurseShekar Krishnan
Who is lobbying on this
Brooklyn Defender Servicesvia Brooklyn Defender Services · Law
1 filingMake the Road New Yorkvia Make the Road New York · Public, Community Interest & Not-for-profit Organization
1 filingFrom 2 City Clerk eLobbyist filings naming this bill (2025). 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: Filed (End of Session) (Dec 31, 2025).