Require the Rental Horse Advisory Board to study and make recommendations on conditions related to the operation of...
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced Jun 11, 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 the operation of horse-drawn carriages” Read the full text
Health
What it does
This bill would require the Rental Horse Advisory Board to study and make recommendations on conditions related to the operation of horse-drawn carriages. The bill would amend the source of information about air temperature and relative humidity to rely measurements provided by the National Weather Service. The bill would establish an annual survey concerning hitching posts and require installation of hitching posts in response to the survey. The bill would establish criteria for practical examinations and the granting of probationary licenses to operate a horse-drawn carriage under limited circumstances. The bill would amend the morning hours of operation to allow horse-drawn carriages to operated as early as 7:00 a.m. Monday through Friday in the borough of Manhattan.
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 · Jun 11, 2026
8 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 Health committee. These members decide whether it ever reaches a vote; 99% of bills a committee approves become law.
Lynn C. Schulman · chairCarl WilsonCarmen N. De La RosaChristopher MarteHarvey D. EpsteinJames F. GennaroJoann AriolaMercedes NarcisseSimcha Felder
The numbers
29%
of NYC bills that were introduced became law (2010 to 2025 records, n=8,368)
8
sponsors, out of 26 needed to pass
Key people
Who is lobbying on this
Transport Workers Union of Americavia Mirram Group LLC · Labor
1 filingTransport Workers Union, Local 100via Mirram Group LLC · Labor
1 filingTransport Workers Union, Local 100via Transport Workers Union, Local 100 · Labor
1 filingFrom 3 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 (Jun 11, 2026).