NYC Council · Int 0542-2026 · Laid Over in Committee

Requiring the department of citywide administrative services to report on the use or vacancy of space in city buildings.

Introduced

Moved

Reached a final decision

Introduced Feb 12, 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 citywide administrative services to report on the use or vacancy of space in city buildings” Read the full text

Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation

What it does

This bill would require the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) to report on the current use of space in property leased or owned by the city, or whether such property is vacant. If such property is vacant, DCAS would additionally be required to report on what work would be needed to bring such property into use.

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 12, 2026

Referred to Comm by Council · Feb 12, 2026

Hearing Held by Committee · Feb 25, 2026

Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation

Laid Over by Committee · Feb 25, 2026 · the latest recorded action

Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation

Who decides next

This bill sits with the Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation committee. These members decide whether it ever reaches a vote; 99% of bills a committee approves become law.

Gale A. Brewer · chair Althea V. Stevens Carl Wilson Eric Dinowitz Frank Morano Oswald J. Feliz Susan Zhuang

This committee’s full record