Requiring agencies to use e-mail as the default method for providing official notices.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced Mar 26, 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 agencies to use e-mail as the default method for providing official notices” Read the full text
Technology
What it does
This bill would require all city agencies to send official notices via e-mail unless the agency does not have an e-mail address on file. Agencies that send out official notices would be required to collect e-mail addresses. Individuals that wish to receive other types of official notices would be allowed to opt-out.
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 26, 2026
Referred to Comm by Council · Mar 26, 2026
Who decides next
This bill sits with the Technology committee. These members decide whether it ever reaches a vote; 99% of bills a committee approves become law.
Official documents
Summary of Int. No. 798
officialInt. No. 798
officialMarch 26, 2026 - Stated Meeting Agenda
officialHearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 3-26-26
officialStraight from the Council record: fiscal impact statements, committee reports, and hearing transcripts as filed.
The numbers
3
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Who is lobbying on this
From 1 City Clerk eLobbyist filing naming this bill (2026). 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: Referred to Comm by Council (Mar 26, 2026).