Enacted Legislation (Ongoing Session 2024-2025)
- Local Law 050 requires the fire department and Department of Consumer and Worker Protections to prohibit the sale, lease, rental of powered mobility devices that don’t meet safety standards.
- Local Law 049 requires vendors of E-bikes, e-scooters and other personal mobility devices to post battery safety materials and guides in physical stores and online retail platforms.
- Local Law 022 allows employees who allege a violation of their rights under the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) to commence a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Enacted Legislation (Session 2022-2023)
- Local Law 818 requires the department of consumer and worker protection to implement an outreach and education campaign regarding the Temporary Schedule Change Act.
- Local Law 143 creates an informational campaign concerning workers’ rights under the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act.
- Local Law 139 grants a one-time exception to the maximum age requirement for membership in the fire department for certain persons during the next promotional exam period.
- Local Law 135 requires the city’s long-term sustainability planning to include the role of trees and the tree canopy.
- Local Law 104 requires the Department of Records to post on its website biographical information pertaining to all street and park name changes.
- Local Law 42 prohibits the sale of lithium-ion batteries assembled or reconditioned using cells removed from used batteries.
- Local Law 38 requires the fire department to develop an informational campaign to educate the public on fire risks posed by powered mobility devices.
- Local Law 8 requires agencies to publish guidance on responding to settlement offers, translate such guidance into the designated citywide languages, and notify settlement offer recipients about such guidance.
- Local Law 123 requires any dealer in second-hand autoparts who purchases a catalytic converter obtain and retain information about the vehicle from which it was removed.
- Local Law 95 adds reporting requirements regarding vacant ground floor or second floor commercial premises.
