Require the Department of Correction, in coordination with Correctional Health Services, to establish and maintain...
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced May 14, 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 mental health protocols for pregnant and postpartum individuals in the custody of the department of correction” Read the full text
Criminal Justice
What it does
This bill would require the Department of Correction, in coordination with Correctional Health Services, to establish and maintain written protocols related to the identification, screening, referral, monitoring, and follow-up care of pregnant or postpartum individuals with mental health needs. After these written protocols are established or revised, they must be publicly on the department’s website and made available to all staff involved in the care of pregnant or postpartum individuals.
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 · May 14, 2026
15 sponsors. It takes 26 votes to pass. Referred to the City Council.
Committee vote
The committee decides whether to send it to the full Council. Most bills never get this vote.
Full Council vote
All 51 members vote. 26 yes votes sends it to the Mayor.
Mayor signs or vetoes
Signing makes it law. Doing nothing for 30 days also makes it law.
Who decides next
This bill sits with the Criminal Justice committee. These members decide whether it ever reaches a vote; 99% of bills a committee approves become law.
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers · chairFrank MoranoGale A. BrewerMercedes NarcisseOswald J. FelizTiffany L. CabánYusef Salaam
The numbers
29%
of NYC bills that were introduced became law (2010 to 2025 records, n=8,368)
15
sponsors, out of 26 needed to pass
Key people
Who is lobbying on this
Lefrak Organization Incvia Fontas Advisors NY LLC · Real Estate, Construction, Engineering & Developer
3 filingsNew York Communities For Change, Inc.via New York Communities For Change, Inc. · Public, Community Interest & Not-for-profit Organization
3 filingsThe Alliance for a Greater New York, Inc.via The Alliance for a Greater New York, Inc. · Public, Community Interest & Not-for-profit Organization
3 filingsAARPvia AARP · Public, Community Interest & Not-for-profit Organization
1 filingBrooklyn Legal Services Corporation Avia Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A · Law
1 filingCommunity Service Society of New Yorkvia Community Service Society of New York · Public, Community Interest & Not-for-profit Organization
1 filingTaxpayers for an Affordable New York, Inc.via Empire Consulting Group, Inc. · Law
1 filingNew Economy Project, Inc.via New Economy Project, Inc. · Public, Community Interest & Not-for-profit Organization
1 filingFrom 19 City Clerk eLobbyist filings 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 (May 14, 2026).