NYC Council committee
General Welfare
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.
353
bills referred, 2010 to 2025
109
became law
30.9%
of this committee’s bills became law
From official Council records. The counts are the record; the interpretation is yours.
Who sits on it
7 members, from official Council rosters.
Became law
Reporting on warming centers.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Jun 1, 2026)
Commissioner of homeless services coordinating with hospitals to distribute informational materials on certain weather events to patients and make services directly available to discharged patients during such events.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Jun 1, 2026)
Commissioner of homeless services coordinating with hospitals to make certain supplies available to discharged patients during certain weather events.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Jun 1, 2026)
Creating an integrated and confidential data system to track all engagement with street homeless individuals.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Jun 1, 2026)
Requiring the department of social services to provide a benefits interview confirmation notice
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Jun 15, 2026)
Study and report on burial capacity on Hart Island.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Dec 15, 2025)
Limiting the household rent contribution for recipients of a rental assistance voucher.
Overridden by Council (Dec 4, 2025)
Requiring the department of social services to create web forms for benefits and services applications.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Jan 20, 2026)
Notifications for emergency rental assistance grant approvals.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Nov 10, 2025)
Report and study on air conditioning in homeless shelters.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Nov 10, 2025)
Provision of services to people living with HIV and AIDS.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Apr 28, 2025)
Civil legal services for income-eligible domestic violence survivors in divorce proceedings.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Oct 14, 2025)
Requiring the department of social services to provide an application confirmation notice and document receipts for applications for benefits.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Jun 30, 2025)
Expanding reporting on domestic violence shelter exits.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Dec 23, 2024)
Reporting on domestic violence emergency and tier II shelters.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Dec 23, 2024)
Requiring the department of social services to post on its website data concerning vacant supportive housing units
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Oct 14, 2025)
Prohibiting the department of homeless services from requiring a child’s presence in person at an intake facility when a family with children applies for shelter
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Sep 16, 2024)
Requiring quarterly reports on removals involving individuals experiencing homelessness and the outcomes for those individuals.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Apr 19, 2024)
Requiring the department of homeless services to report on the feasibility of contracting with community-based organizations to accept and process applications for shelter intake from families with children.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Sep 16, 2024)
Moving now
Prohibiting the department of social services from disclosing shelter addresses.
Referred to Comm by Council (Jun 11, 2026)
Department of social services’ response to certain severe winter weather conditions.
Referred to Comm by Council (May 14, 2026)
A pilot program to trial the use of body-worn cameras by outreach workers engaging with unsheltered individuals.
Referred to Comm by Council (Apr 30, 2026)
Limiting the documentation of housing history required as part of an application for shelter by a family with children.
Referred to Comm by Council (Apr 16, 2026)
Making available training and operational support to staff of food pantries.
Referred to Comm by Council (Apr 16, 2026)
Expanding and decentralizing the landlord management unit.
Introduced by Council (Apr 22, 2026)
Creating a SNAP anti-fraud officer and fraud awareness campaign.
Referred to Comm by Council (Apr 16, 2026)
A taskforce to study improving safety in homeless shelters.
Referred to Comm by Council (Mar 10, 2026)
Establishing a commission to develop a citywide shelter siting plan for implementation by the department of homeless services and social services.
Referred to Comm by Council (Mar 10, 2026)
Prohibiting homeless families with children from being housed in private buildings with multiple class C housing maintenance code violations.
Referred to Comm by Council (Feb 12, 2026)
Minimum standards for emergency congregate housing.
Referred to Comm by Council (Feb 12, 2026)
Notification of the right to be placed in shelter.
Referred to Comm by Council (Feb 12, 2026)
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Prohibiting the department of social services from disclosing shelter addresses.
Filed (End of Session) (Dec 31, 2025)
Expanding homelessness prevention programs.
Filed (End of Session) (Dec 31, 2025)
Requiring food service establishments and retail food stores to donate excess food.
Filed (End of Session) (Dec 31, 2025)
CityFHEPS application response times.
Filed (End of Session) (Dec 31, 2025)
Establishing a New York city guardianship reform commission.
Filed (End of Session) (Dec 31, 2025)
Procedure for determining that a dwelling unit is habitable for the purposes of the CityFHEPS program.
Filed (End of Session) (Dec 31, 2025)
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