Requiring the department of housing preservation and development to submit reports on veteran preference in Mitchell-Lama developments.
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 the department of housing preservation and development to submit reports on veteran preference in Mitchell-Lama developments” Read the full text
Veterans
What it does
The proposed bill would require an annual report from the department of housing preservation and development on the amount of veterans applying for housing in city-run Mitchell-Lama developments, the amount of veterans being selected for occupancy, and the documentary requirements and safeguards in place to ensure that applicants benefiting from a veteran preference are in fact veterans.
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Where it is
Introduced by Council · Jan 29, 2026
Referred to Comm by Council · Jan 29, 2026
Re-referred to Committee by Council · Apr 14, 2026
Hearing Held by Committee · Apr 23, 2026
Committee on Veterans
Laid Over by Committee · Apr 23, 2026
Committee on Veterans
Who decides next
This bill sits with the Veterans committee. These members decide whether it ever reaches a vote; 99% of bills a committee approves become law.
Official documents
Summary of Int. No. 488
officialInt. No. 488
officialJanuary 29, 2026 - Stated Meeting Agenda
officialHearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 1-29-26
officialCommittee Report 4/23/26
officialHearing Testimony 4/23/26
officialHearing Transcript 4/23/26
officialStraight from the Council record: fiscal impact statements, committee reports, and hearing transcripts as filed.
The numbers
11
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Inna VernikovFarah N. LouisGale A. BrewerLinda LeeYusef SalaamPhil WongMercedes NarcisseEric DinowitzFrank MoranoVickie PaladinoDavid M. Carr
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Laid Over by Committee (Apr 23, 2026).