Home improvement business and contractor licenses for applicants with wage nonpayment or underpayment violations.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced Mar 10, 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 home improvement business and contractor licenses for applicants with wage nonpayment or underpayment violations” Read the full text
Consumer and Worker Protection
What it does
This bill would require the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection and the Department of Buildings, when issuing, suspending, revoking, or renewing home improvement business licenses or contractor licenses, respectively, to consider any final judgment or determination of an applicant’s nonpayment or underpayment of wages, or a history of such violations.
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 10, 2026
Referred to Comm by Council · Mar 10, 2026
Who decides next
This bill sits with the Consumer and Worker Protection committee. These members decide whether it ever reaches a vote; 99% of bills a committee approves become law.
Harvey D. Epstein · chairCarl WilsonCarmen N. De La RosaChi A. OsséChris BanksGale A. BrewerJoann AriolaKamillah HanksLynn C. SchulmanShekar KrishnanShirley Aldebol
Official documents
Summary of Int. No. 728
officialInt. No. 728
officialMarch 10, 2026 - Stated Meeting Agenda
officialHearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 3-10-26
officialStraight from the Council record: fiscal impact statements, committee reports, and hearing transcripts as filed.
The numbers
4
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
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