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NYC Council · Int 0776-2024 · Filed (End of Session)

Prohibiting third-party grocery delivery services from requiring delivery workers to wear backpacks for deliveries on certain vehicles or to make deliveries of goods weighing more than 22 pounds in a single trip

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced Apr 11, 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 prohibiting third-party grocery delivery services from requiring delivery workers to wear backpacks for deliveries on certain vehicles or to make deliveries of goods weighing more than 22 pounds in a single trip Read the full text

Consumer and Worker Protection

What it does

This bill would prohibit third-party grocery delivery services from requiring grocery delivery workers to deliver goods in a single trip if the goods weigh more than 22 pounds collectively. This bill would also prohibit third-party grocery delivery services from requiring grocery delivery workers to wear backpacks if they deliver goods by bicycle, scooter or moped. Grocery delivery workers would have the option to make heavier deliveries or to wear backpacks. Retaliation against grocery deliver workers who exercise the rights established in this bill would be prohibited, and violations would be punishable through various enforcement options.
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 · Apr 11, 2024
Referred to Comm by Council · Apr 11, 2024
Filed (End of Session) · Dec 31, 2025

Official documents

Straight from the Council record: fiscal impact statements, committee reports, and hearing transcripts as filed.

The numbers

4
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Christopher MarteJulie MeninTiffany L. CabánPierina Ana Sanchez
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Filed (End of Session) (Dec 31, 2025).