Increasing transparency around manhole fires and explosions.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced Mar 7, 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 increasing transparency around manhole fires and explosions” Read the full text
Fire and Emergency Management
What it does
This bill would require the Fire Department to submit an annual report to the Council on manhole fires and explosions to which they responded.
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 · Mar 7, 2024
Referred to Comm by Council · Mar 7, 2024
Filed (End of Session) · Dec 31, 2025
Official documents
Summary of Int. No. 549
officialInt. No. 549
officialMarch 7, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda
officialHearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 3-7-24
officialMinutes of the Stated Meeting - March 7, 2024
officialStraight from the Council record: fiscal impact statements, committee reports, and hearing transcripts as filed.
The numbers
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Who is lobbying on this
Brooklyn Defender Servicesvia Brooklyn Defender Services · Law
1 filingThe Legal Aid Societyvia CMW Strategies LLC · Law
1 filingNational Religious Campaign Against Torturevia National Religious Campaign Against Torture · Public, Community Interest & Not-for-profit Organization
1 filingUrban Justice Centervia Urban Justice Center · Public, Community Interest & Not-for-profit Organization
1 filingFrom 4 City Clerk eLobbyist filings 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).