Establishing a day-fines pilot program in the office of administrative trials and hearings.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced Feb 12, 2026
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “A Local Law in relation to establishing a day-fines pilot program in the office of administrative trials and hearings” Read the full text
Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
What it does
This bill would require the office of administrative trials and hearings to collaborate with two or more enforcement agencies designated by the Mayor to establish a pilot program to use day-fines for certain violations of local law. For this purpose, “day-fines” refers to a system for assessing civil penalties that takes into account a respondent’s daily disposable income.
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
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 · chairAlthea V. StevensCarl WilsonEric DinowitzFrank MoranoOswald J. FelizSusan Zhuang
Official documents
Summary of Int. No. 645
officialInt. No. 645
officialFebruary 12, 2026 - Stated Meeting Agenda
officialHearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 2-12-26
officialStraight from the Council record: fiscal impact statements, committee reports, and hearing transcripts as filed.
The numbers
3
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
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