Creating lock change procedures in response to illegal lockouts.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced Jul 18, 2024
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to creating lock change procedures in response to illegal lockouts” Read the full text
Housing and Buildings
What it does
This bill would require the Police Department (NYPD) to create a procedure under which NYPD officers can change the locks on the dwellings of people who have been illegally locked out of those dwellings to allow those who have been illegally locked out to return to their dwellings. The NYPD would be required to add such a procedure to its Patrol Guide. When NYPD officers change locks pursuant to such procedure, they would be required to provide new keys that open the new lock to all the dwelling occupants and to the landlord.
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 · Jul 18, 2024
Referred to Comm by Council · Jul 18, 2024
Hearing Held by Committee · Oct 28, 2024
Committee on Housing and Buildings
Laid Over by Committee · Oct 28, 2024
Committee on Housing and Buildings
Who decides next
This bill sits with the Housing and Buildings committee. These members decide whether it ever reaches a vote; 99% of bills a committee approves become law.
Pierina Ana Sanchez · chairCarl WilsonCrystal HudsonKevin C. RileyNantasha M. WilliamsOswald J. FelizRita C. JosephShaun AbreuSusan ZhuangVirginia MaloneyYusef Salaam
Official documents
Summary of Int. No. 993
officialInt. No. 993
officialJuly 18, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda
officialHearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 7-18-24
officialMinutes of the Stated Meeting - July 18, 2024
officialCommittee Report 11/12/24
officialHearing Testimony 11/12/24
officialHearing Transcript 11/12/24
officialStraight from the Council record: fiscal impact statements, committee reports, and hearing transcripts as filed.
The numbers
8
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Sandy NurseShahana K. HanifGale A. BrewerChi A. OsséAlexa AvilésCrystal HudsonChris BanksShaun Abreu
Who is lobbying on this
From 1 City Clerk eLobbyist filing naming this bill (2025). 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 by Committee (Oct 28, 2024).