Ban elected officials and other high-ranking New York City officials from making bets on events in prediction...
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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 preventing policymakers and their relatives from trading on prediction markets using insider information” Read the full text
Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
What it does
This bill would ban elected officials and other high-ranking New York City officials from making bets on events in prediction markets when they hold insider information about the event. It also prevents close relatives of those officials from making bets on those events. The bill would also require that officials annually disclose any transaction over $50 that they make on prediction markets and would require the Conflicts of Interest Board to promulgate rules clarifying when any other actions with respect to prediction markets by a government official would violate existing general conflicts of interest provisions.
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
6 sponsors. It takes 26 votes to pass. Referred to the City Council.
Public hearing · Jun 22, 2026
Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
Laid over in committee · Jun 22, 2026
Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
Committee vote · the next step
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 Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation committee. These members decide whether it ever reaches a vote; 99% of bills a committee approves become law.
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: Laid over in committee (Jun 22, 2026).