NYC Council committee
Environmental Protection
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.
311
bills referred, 2010 to 2025
88
became law
28.3%
of this committee’s bills became law
From official Council records. The counts are the record; the interpretation is yours.
Became law
Requiring water quality testing and the posting of water quality testing results online.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (May 18, 2026)
Establishing resilient construction standards for tanks in stormwater flood risk areas
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Jan 5, 2026)
Maintenance easements for post-construction stormwater management facilities and civil penalties for violations of the water pollution control code.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Oct 27, 2025)
Reporting requirements of the office of long-term planning and sustainability, and to repeal sections 3-123, 3-126, 24-806, and 24-808 of the administrative code of the city of New York.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Oct 27, 2025)
Requiring review of the long-term sustainability plan by the environmental justice advisory board.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Oct 27, 2025)
Creation of a comprehensive stormwater plan and a stormwater dashboard.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (May 27, 2025)
Flood adaptation assistance, and creating a southeast Queens flooding adaptation assistance task force, and to repeal section 24-530.1 of such code, relating to the southeast Queens flooding adaptation assistance task force upon the expiration thereof.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Jun 30, 2025)
Addressing sewer backups.
Recved from Mayor by Council (Dec 18, 2024)
Creation of a flood risk area map showing both the rainfall risk area and the coastal flood risk area.
Recved from Mayor by Council (Dec 18, 2024)
Establishing a pilot program to construct solar canopies in certain parking lots.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (May 20, 2024)
Installation of solar photovoltaic systems on city-owned property.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Oct 28, 2024)
Cleaning of catch basins and reports on catch basin cleanups and maintenance.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Jan 20, 2026)
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Limiting nighttime illumination for certain buildings.
Referred to Comm by Council (Aug 13, 2026)
A mobile drinking fountain program.
Referred to Comm by Council (Jun 11, 2026)
Identifying all vacant and underutilized municipally-owned sites that would be suitable for the development of renewable energy and assessing the renewable-energy generation potential and feasibility of such sites.
Referred to Comm by Council (Jun 11, 2026)
Establishment of a department of coastal protection.
Re-referred to Committee by Council (Aug 14, 2026)
Establishing a code of conduct applicable to citizen noise complaints.
Referred to Comm by Council (Apr 30, 2026)
Replacement of lead water service lines.
Referred to Comm by Council (Apr 30, 2026)
Increasing penalties for excessive noise from speakers and motor vehicles.
Referred to Comm by Council (Apr 16, 2026)
Tracking the disposal of lead water service lines.
Referred to Comm by Council (Apr 16, 2026)
Requiring the installation of outdoor drinking fountains in parks under the jurisdiction of the department of parks and recreation and in other public places.
Laid Over by Committee (Apr 6, 2026)
The maximum allowable illuminance of residential outdoor lighting fixtures.
Laid Over by Committee (Apr 6, 2026)
Notification of discolored water or reduction of water pressure.
Referred to Comm by Council (Mar 10, 2026)
Signs near diaper changing tables.
Referred to Comm by Council (Mar 10, 2026)
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Study and report on the feasibility and impact of siting data centers in New York city.
Filed (End of Session) (Dec 31, 2025)
Requiring the department of environmental protection to report on inspections of green infrastructure sites.
Filed (End of Session) (Dec 31, 2025)
Requiring the department of environmental protection to conduct a green climate screen pilot project.
Filed (End of Session) (Dec 31, 2025)
Sale and use of gasoline-powered leaf blowers and lawn mowers.
Filed (End of Session) (Dec 31, 2025)
Ending fluoridation of the municipal water supply.
Filed (End of Session) (Dec 31, 2025)
Stormwater pollution prevention permitting.
Filed (End of Session) (Dec 31, 2025)
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