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Int 0583-2024

Requiring the 311 customer service center to provide live chat functionality.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Technologyintroduced 2024-03-07

Filed — closed without being enacted.

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Agenda: 2024-03-07Passed: 2025-12-31

Summary

This bill would require the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications to provide a live chat option within the 311 customer service center website and mobile application, and to transit live chat logs to agency representatives or inspectors.

Committee on TechnologyTechnology in New York City, Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (non- land use-related issues), Mayor’s Office of Media & Entertainment, NYC TV, and dissemination of public information through the use of technology.

How it compares

8% of similar bills passed

4 passed · 46 died

This bill: 664 days in committee

Similar bills: median 621 days · 153 days when passed

Sponsors (5)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2024-03-07 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2024-03-07 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2024-04-25 · Committee on Technology
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2024-04-25 · Committee on Technology
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2025-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (2)

Committee on Technology · 2024-04-25 · 10:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
City Council · 2024-03-07 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (8)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Chapter 3 of title 23 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 23-312 to read as follows: � 23-312 Service requests or complaints; live chat. Any website or mobile device application used by the 311 customer service center for the intake of 311 requests from the public shall be capable of live chat functionality in connection with all requests for service or complaints. Such live chat functionality shall include, at minimum, a text-based instant messaging service that allows for synchronous written communication with a natural person. The department of information technology and telecommunications shall transmit live chat logs to relevant agencies and shall make such logs available to inspectors or other relevant persons within such agencies. � 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law. Session 13 LS #6332 1/15/2024 Session 12 NAW LS #6332 12/5/2022 12:06 PM 1 1