NYC Council committee
Contracts
The committee is the Council’s own label for what a bill is about; every bill is referred to one. Outcome numbers cover 2010 to 2025; the bills below are the full 2024 to 2027 session.
158
bills referred, 2010 to 2025
43
became law
27.2%
of this committee’s bills became law
From official Council records. The counts are the record; the interpretation is yours.
Who sits on it
Lincoln Restler · chairAlthea V. StevensGale A. BrewerInna VernikovJames F. GennaroJulie WonKamillah Hanks
7 members, from official Council rosters.
Became law
Approval for emergency procurements and submission of contracts for audit.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Mar 30, 2026)
Criminal penalties for providing false information in contracting and maintaining information on subcontractors.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Mar 16, 2026)
An online public procurement interface.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Mar 16, 2026)
Quarterly payments to vendors under certain contracts with the department of homeless services and the office of criminal justice, and to establish a pilot program for quarterly payments to vendors under contracts with other agencies.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Jan 5, 2026)
Voluntary labor and human rights disclosures in city procurement.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Jan 20, 2026)
Disbursement of a percentage of contract awards to non-profit organizations for human services upon registration by the comptroller.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Nov 10, 2025)
Office of contract services.
Overridden by Council (Dec 4, 2025)
Requiring agency action plans for retroactive human services contract registration.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Nov 10, 2025)
Expanding the application of procurement procedures for certain service contracts, and enhancing public notice requirements for changes to planned contract actions
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Aug 19, 2024)
Six-month pilot program for food quality feedback surveys from food service contractors.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Jun 30, 2025)
Requiring an agency to provide an explanation of a denial of approval of a subcontractor.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Nov 12, 2024)
Establishing guidelines for insurance requirements for food procurement vendors.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Nov 12, 2024)
Requiring the procurement policy board to promulgate rules relating to protests of procurement actions.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Nov 12, 2024)
Establishment of standards and procedures to determine the existence of conflicts of interest and other misconduct concerning city contracts.
Overridden by Council (Jan 29, 2026)
Annual report for minority and women-owned business enterprise procurement.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Jun 2, 2025)
Moving now
Requiring alternative invoicing methods during invoicing disruptions.
Referred to Comm by Council (Sep 10, 2026)
Interest to be paid on late contract payments to non-profit contractors.
Referred to Comm by Council (Sep 10, 2026)
Establishing budget-readiness and invoiceability standards for human services contracts.
Referred to Comm by Council (Sep 10, 2026)
Development of model procurement staffing plans for human services agencies and a report on feedback from human services agencies about such plans.
Referred to Comm by Council (Sep 10, 2026)
Timeframes for agency approvals and change orders on small capital projects.
Referred to Comm by Council (Sep 10, 2026)
Requiring cost benchmarks for small recurring capital projects.
Referred to Comm by Council (Sep 10, 2026)
Voluntary environmental impact and energy use disclosures in city procurement of artificial intelligence tools.
Referred to Comm by Council (Sep 10, 2026)
Requiring a catalog of standard designs for small recurring capital projects.
Referred to Comm by Council (Aug 13, 2026)
Prohibiting city agencies from procuring eggs laid by hens for human consumption that are not organic or free-range.
Referred to Comm by Council (Jun 11, 2026)
Prohibiting city agencies from procuring non-compostable, single-use cups.
Laid Over by Committee (Sep 23, 2026)
Requiring payment of undisputed invoice amounts under city contracts.
Referred to Comm by Council (May 14, 2026)
Payment of invoices during pending contract modifications on human services contracts.
Referred to Comm by Council (May 14, 2026)
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openDied
Establishing a minimum per diem for food provision in shelters.
Filed (End of Session) (Dec 31, 2025)
Approval for emergency procurements and submission of contracts for audit.
Filed (End of Session) (Dec 31, 2025)
Maintaining information on subcontractors and penalties for providing false information in contracting.
Filed (End of Session) (Dec 31, 2025)
Establishing standardized insurance guidelines for city contracts.
Filed (End of Session) (Dec 31, 2025)
Requiring the inclusion of businesses owned by persons of Middle Eastern and North African descent in future disparity studies.
Filed (End of Session) (Dec 31, 2025)
Requiring a specification for hazard pay in solicitations for certain emergency procurements made during a state of emergency related to the outbreak of a communicable disease.
Filed (End of Session) (Dec 31, 2025)
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openCommittee assignment as recorded at referral in official Council records. Every introduction of the current session is covered.