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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

NYC Council·Int 0730-2026Enacted
Requiring water quality testing and the posting of water quality testing results online.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (May 18, 2026)
NYC Council·Int 1397-2025Enacted
Establishing resilient construction standards for tanks in stormwater flood risk areas
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Jan 5, 2026)
NYC Council·Int 1327-2025Enacted
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)
NYC Council·Int 1302-2025Enacted
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)
NYC Council·Int 1271-2025Enacted
Requiring review of the long-term sustainability plan by the environmental justice advisory board.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Oct 27, 2025)
NYC Council·Int 1150-2024Enacted
Creation of a comprehensive stormwater plan and a stormwater dashboard.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (May 27, 2025)
NYC Council·Int 1067-2024Enacted
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)
NYC Council·Int 0814-2024Enacted
Addressing sewer backups.
Recved from Mayor by Council (Dec 18, 2024)
NYC Council·Int 0815-2024Enacted
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)
NYC Council·Int 0129-2024Enacted
Establishing a pilot program to construct solar canopies in certain parking lots.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (May 20, 2024)
NYC Council·Int 0353-2024Enacted
Installation of solar photovoltaic systems on city-owned property.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Oct 28, 2024)
NYC Council·Int 0403-2024Enacted
Cleaning of catch basins and reports on catch basin cleanups and maintenance.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Jan 20, 2026)

Moving now

NYC Council·Int 0998-2026Committee
Limiting nighttime illumination for certain buildings.
Referred to Comm by Council (Aug 13, 2026)
NYC Council·Int 0931-2026Committee
A mobile drinking fountain program.
Referred to Comm by Council (Jun 11, 2026)
NYC Council·Int 0933-2026Committee
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)
NYC Council·Int 0936-2026Committee
Establishment of a department of coastal protection.
Re-referred to Committee by Council (Aug 14, 2026)
NYC Council·Int 0869-2026Committee
Establishing a code of conduct applicable to citizen noise complaints.
Referred to Comm by Council (Apr 30, 2026)
NYC Council·Int 0870-2026Committee
Replacement of lead water service lines.
Referred to Comm by Council (Apr 30, 2026)
NYC Council·Int 0848-2026Committee
Increasing penalties for excessive noise from speakers and motor vehicles.
Referred to Comm by Council (Apr 16, 2026)
NYC Council·Int 0850-2026Committee
Tracking the disposal of lead water service lines.
Referred to Comm by Council (Apr 16, 2026)
NYC Council·Int 0795-2026Laid Over in Committee
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)
NYC Council·Int 0804-2026Laid Over in Committee
The maximum allowable illuminance of residential outdoor lighting fixtures.
Laid Over by Committee (Apr 6, 2026)
NYC Council·Int 0731-2026Committee
Notification of discolored water or reduction of water pressure.
Referred to Comm by Council (Mar 10, 2026)
NYC Council·Int 0732-2026Committee
Signs near diaper changing tables.
Referred to Comm by Council (Mar 10, 2026)
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Died

Committee assignment as recorded at referral in official Council records. Every introduction of the current session is covered.