Int 1321-2016
Nuisance Abatement Fairness Act - Requiring a police or peace officer to personally witness a drug violation to file an action under the nuisance abatement law.
IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Public Safetyintroduced 2016-10-27Local Law 2017/037
Enacted as Local Law 2017/037.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2016-10-27Passed: 2017-03-18Enacted: 2017-03-18
Summary
This bill requires at least one of the incidents in a drug case filed under the Nuisance Abatement Law to be personally witnessed by a police officer.
Committee on Public Safety — Police Department, Civilian Complaint Review Board, and Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, courts, legal services, District Attorneys, and the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor.
How it compares
36% of similar bills passed
18 passed · 32 died
This bill: 109 days in committee
Similar bills: median 571 days · 109 days when passed
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Int 1327-2016
Nuisance Abatement Fairness Act - Requiring reporting on nuisance abatement actions.
109dEnacted
Int 1317-2016
Nuisance Abatement Fairness Act - Excluding certain violations involving possession of a controlled substance or marihuana from the nuisance abatement law.
109dEnacted
Int 1318-2016
Nuisance Abatement Fairness Act - Requiring verification of occupancy prior to enforcing injunctive relief pursuant to the nuisance abatement law.
109dEnacted
Int 1326-2016
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Int 0515-2007
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Sponsors (7)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2016-10-27 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2016-10-27 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2016-11-02 · Committee on Public Safety
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2016-11-02 · Committee on Public Safety
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2017-02-14 · Committee on Public Safety
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2017-02-14 · Committee on Public Safety
ActionAmended by Committee
2017-02-14 · Committee on Public Safety
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2017-02-14 · Committee on Public Safety
AdvancedApproved by Council
2017-02-15 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2017-02-15 · City Council
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2017-03-18 · Administration
Votes (61)
Aye (56)
Ritchie J. TorresRafael L. Espinal, Jr.Steven MatteoVincent J. GentileChaim M. DeutschVanessa L. GibsonJames VaccaRory I. LancmanJulissa Ferreras-CopelandJumaane D. WilliamsRobert E. Cornegy, Jr.Andrew CohenElizabeth S. CrowleyPaul A. ValloneRory I. LancmanAntonio ReynosoBrad S. LanderRafael Salamanca, Jr.Daniel R. GarodnickChaim M. DeutschCorey D. JohnsonYdanis A. RodriguezRobert E. Cornegy, Jr.Julissa Ferreras-CopelandVincent J. GentileVanessa L. GibsonDaniel Dromm Rafael L. Espinal, Jr.Fernando Cabrera Steven MatteoBarry S. GrodenchikJoseph C. BorelliMargaret S. ChinAndy L. KingKaren KoslowitzMark LevineDarlene MealyAnnabel PalmaDonovan J. RichardsRitchie J. TorresMark TreygerEric A. UlrichJames VaccaJames G. Van BramerBen KallosAlan N. MaiselMelissa Mark-ViveritoJumaane D. WilliamsInez D. BarronLaurie A. CumboI. Daneek MillerHelen K. RosenthalMathieu EugeneCosta G. ConstantinidesPeter A. KooCarlos Menchaca
Nay (1)
David G. Greenfield
Absent (1)
Rosie Mendez
Excused (3)
Stephen T. LevinDeborah L. RoseRuben Wills
Heard at (4)
City Council · 2017-02-15 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Public Safety · 2017-02-14 · 10:00 AM · Committee Room - City Hall
Committee on Public Safety · 2016-11-02 · 10:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
City Council · 2016-10-27 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (16)
- Legislative History Report
- Summary of Int. No. 1321-A
- Summary of Int. No. 1321
- Int. No. 1321 - 10/27/16
- Committee Report 11/2/16
- Hearing Testimony 11/2/16
- Hearing Transcript 11/2/16
- Committee Report 2/14/17
- Hearing Transcript 2/14/17
- February 15, 2017 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files
- Fiscal Impact Statement
- Int. No. 1321-A (FINAL)
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 2-15-17
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - February 15, 2017
- Mayor's Letter
- Local Law 37
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision (g) of section 7-703 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by a local law for the year 2017 amending the administrative code of the city of New York relating to excluding certain violations involving possession of a controlled substance or marihuana from the nuisance abatement law, as proposed in introduction number 1317-A, is amended to read as follows:
(g) Any building, erection or place, including one- or two-family dwellings, wherein, within the period of one year prior to the commencement of an action under this chapter, there have occurred three or more violations of one or any combination of the provisions of penal law article 220, except for section 220.03; article 221, except for sections 221.05, 221.10, 221.15, 221.35, and 221.40; or article 225; or section 10-203 of this code; provided that at least one such violation was personally witnessed by a police or peace officer;
� 2. This local law takes effect on the same date that a local law for the year 2017 amending the administrative code of the city of New York relating to excluding certain violations involving possession of a controlled substance or marihuana from the nuisance abatement law, as proposed in introduction number 1317-A, takes effect.
BC
LS 7582/7893
2/6/17