Sale and use of diesel-powered leaf blowers and lawn mowers.
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 sale and use of diesel-powered leaf blowers and lawn mowers” Read the full text
Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts
What it does
This local law prohibits the sale of diesel powered leaf blowers or lawn mowers after September 1, 2022, and prohibits the use of diesel powered leaf blowers or lawn mowers after September 1, 2023.
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. 259
officialInt. No. 259
officialFebruary 28, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda
officialHearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 2-28-24
officialMinutes of the Stated Meeting - February 28, 2024
officialStraight from the Council record: fiscal impact statements, committee reports, and hearing transcripts as filed.
The numbers
17
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Rita C. JosephLincoln RestlerOswald J. FelizFarah N. LouisJennifer GutiérrezShahana K. HanifJulie WonYusef SalaamCrystal HudsonAlexa AvilésLynn C. SchulmanSandy NurseTiffany L. CabánChris BanksGale A. BrewerAlthea V. StevensEric Dinowitz
Who is lobbying on this
From 1 City Clerk eLobbyist filing naming this bill (2024). 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).