NYC Council committee
Health
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.
514
bills referred, 2010 to 2025
141
became law
27.4%
of this committee’s bills became law
From official Council records. The counts are the record; the interpretation is yours.
Who sits on it
Lynn C. Schulman · chairCarl WilsonCarmen N. De La RosaChristopher MarteHarvey D. EpsteinJames F. GennaroJoann AriolaMercedes NarcisseSimcha Felder
9 members, from official Council rosters.
Became law
Establishment of a task force on 988 and a public education campaign on mental health awareness.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Jun 15, 2026)
Childhood and adolescent vaccinations.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Jun 1, 2026)
Reporting and publication of mental health emergency response data.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (May 18, 2026)
Distributing information on vaccines to parents of students in New York city schools.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Jun 1, 2026)
Requiring the commissioner of health and mental hygiene to report deaths by suicide that occur in the city and suicide-related behavior among youth.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Mar 30, 2026)
Guidance relating to the child care program permitting process.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Mar 16, 2026)
Cooling tower inspections and testing.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Nov 10, 2025)
Education campaign for healthcare providers on opioid use disorder and the use of opioid agonist therapies during and after pregnancy, and the distribution of opioid antagonists at neighborhood health action centers.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Dec 1, 2025)
Safe collection and disposal of needles and syringes.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Jan 20, 2026)
Expanding the availability of the newborn home visiting program.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Dec 1, 2025)
Community outreach regarding the availability of mental health resources in response to violent and traumatic incidents.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Feb 24, 2025)
Establishing a sleep apnea screening pilot program and public education and outreach campaign.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Apr 28, 2025)
Training for medical personnel in public schools and reporting on participation in such training.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Sep 15, 2025)
Prohibiting the sale of dogs and cats in pet shops, and to repeal paragraph 5 of subdivision d of section 17-373, and sections 17-1703, 17-1704, and 17-1705 of such code, relating to required information, recordkeeping, and minimum standards in pet shops.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Dec 23, 2024)
An outreach campaign to inform parents and legal guardians about their rights in relation to child care.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Sep 15, 2025)
Reporting on training for child care inspectors.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Sep 15, 2025)
Creating an automated text messaging system to provide participants with guidance and reminders regarding children’s health and development.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Dec 1, 2025)
Pilot program to involve mental health professional candidates in student wellness clubs in public middle and high schools.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Feb 24, 2025)
Student wellness club toolkits.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Feb 24, 2025)
Peer-based mental health literacy trainings for students.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Feb 24, 2025)
Cooling centers.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Sep 15, 2025)
Prohibiting the distribution of hypodermic syringes and needles by mobile syringe service programs in certain locations.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Jan 20, 2026)
Outreach and education regarding parental mental health resources.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Oct 28, 2024)
Implementing a pilot program to establish postpartum support groups.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Oct 28, 2024)
Requiring schools and child care programs to stock epinephrine devices.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Jan 5, 2026)
Signage regarding patient rights and hospital services for transgender individuals.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Sep 15, 2025)
Requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to report on training provided by hospitals regarding medical care for transgender individuals.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Sep 15, 2025)
Requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to create and distribute materials identifying mental health resources available to individuals who have experienced pregnancy loss.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Oct 28, 2024)
Establishing accessibility guidelines for printed documents.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Dec 26, 2025)
Expanding availability of rapid testing for sexually transmitted infections.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Aug 19, 2024)
The naming of the Paul A. Vallone Queens Animal Care Center.
Recved from Mayor by Council (Mar 25, 2024)
Requiring a training program for first responders and a public awareness campaign regarding health effects of domestic violence-related traumatic brain injuries.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Dec 1, 2025)
Requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to develop a healthy nyc population health agenda.
Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Mar 11, 2024)
Moving now
Reporting Legionella test results to the department of health and mental hygiene.
Referred to Comm by Council (Sep 24, 2026)
Establishing low-cost veterinary clinics.
Referred to Comm by Council (Sep 10, 2026)
Requiring an annual interagency cooling tower compliance review and increasing related enforcement.
Referred to Comm by Council (Sep 10, 2026)
Requiring mental health service providers to disclose the use of artificial intelligence systems.
Referred to Comm by Council (Sep 10, 2026)
Requiring outreach, surveys, and reporting related to the effects of chatbot use on mental health.
Referred to Comm by Council (Sep 10, 2026)
Requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to provide license and permit expiration notifications electronically.
Referred to Comm by Council (Sep 10, 2026)
Requiring the commissioner of health and mental hygiene to maintain a public database of locations impacted by legionella.
Referred to Comm by Council (Sep 10, 2026)
Establishing temporary Legionnaires’ disease testing sites and a digital map of testing sites.
Laid Over by Committee (Sep 2, 2026)
Education and outreach about Legionnaires’ disease and disease outbreaks.
Laid Over by Committee (Sep 2, 2026)
Cleaning requirements for cooling towers.
Laid Over by Committee (Sep 2, 2026)
Requiring public education on benefits for those harmed by the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 and its aftermath.
Referred to Comm by Council (Aug 13, 2026)
Establishing a Legionnaires’ disease hotline.
P-C Item Laid Over by Comm (Sep 2, 2026)
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Creating resources for doulas.
Filed (End of Session) (Dec 31, 2025)
Public education and outreach on traumatic brain injuries and concussions.
Filed (End of Session) (Dec 31, 2025)
Providing paid leave for city employees who serve as bone marrow or living organ donors and establishing a city bone marrow and living organ donor honor roll.
Filed (End of Session) (Dec 31, 2025)
Inspections and routine closures of child care centers.
Filed (End of Session) (Dec 31, 2025)
Modifying the sodium warning at chain restaurants.
Filed (End of Session) (Dec 31, 2025)
Cats in retail food stores.
Filed (End of Session) (Dec 31, 2025)
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