Int 1250-2025
Publication of bylaws by borough boards, community boards, and advisory bodies.
IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislationintroduced 2025-04-24Local Law 2025/182
Enacted as Local Law 2025/182.
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Agenda: 2025-04-24Passed: 2025-12-12Enacted: 2025-12-12
Summary
This bill would require every community board, borough board, or advisory body to publish, in a searchable, non-proprietary, and machine-readable format, its bylaws on its own or other city-owned websites. Every community board, borough board, or advisory body would also be required to update such published bylaws no later than two weeks after those entities make any changes to their bylaws.
Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation — Municipal governmental structure and organization, Department of Citywide Administrative Services, Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings, Community Boards, Tax Commission, Board of Standards and Appeals, Campaign Finance Board, Board of Elections, Voter Assistance Commission, Commission on Public Information and Communication, Department of Records and Information Services, Financial Information Services Agency, Law Department, Federal legislation, State legislation and Home Rule requests.
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Sponsors (13)
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2025-04-24 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2025-04-24 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2025-06-16 · Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2025-06-16 · Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2025-11-12 · Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2025-11-12 · Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
ActionAmended by Committee
2025-11-12 · Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2025-11-12 · Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
AdvancedApproved by Council
2025-11-12 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2025-11-12 · City Council
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2025-12-12 · Administration
ActionReturned Unsigned by Mayor
2025-12-15 · City Council
Votes (9)
Aye (7)
Gale A. BrewerDavid M. CarrLincoln RestlerJames F. GennaroShahana K. HanifFrank MoranoLynn C. Schulman
Absent (2)
Jennifer GutiérrezInna Vernikov
Heard at (5)
City Council · 2025-11-12 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation · 2025-11-12 · 11:30 AM · 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 3
Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation · 2025-06-16 · 10:00 AM · Committee Room - City Hall
Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation · 2025-06-12 · 10:00 AM · Committee Room - City Hall
City Council · 2025-04-24 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (19)
- Summary of Int. No. 1250-A
- Summary of Int. No. 1250
- Int. No. 1250
- April 24, 2025 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 4-24-25
- Committee Report 6/16/25
- Hearing Testimony 6/16/25
- Hearing Transcript 6/16/25
- Fiscal Impact Statement - City Council
- Fiscal Impact Statement - OMB
- Proposed Int. No. 1250-A - 11/5/25
- Committee Report 11/12/25
- Hearing Transcript 11/12/25
- November 12, 2025 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Int. No. 1250-A (FINAL)
- Int. No. 1250-A - Fiscal Impact Statement - City Council
- Int. No. 1250-A - Fiscal Impact Statement - OMB
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 11-12-25
- Local Law 182
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision b of section 85 of the New York city charter is amended by adding a new paragraph 3-a to read as follows:
(3-a) Publish such by-laws to its website, or to the website of the borough president, in a searchable, non-proprietary, and machine-readable format, and publish updated by-laws no later than two weeks after the date on which such board adopts revisions to such by-laws;
� 2. Chapter 47 of the New York city charter is amended to add a new section 1069.2 to read as follows:
� 1069.2. By-laws of advisory bodies. a. Definitions. As used in this section the following terms have the following meanings:
Advisory body. The term "advisory body" means an entity: (i) established by local law or executive order to advise, study, or report on a subject; (ii) the body of which includes at least one member of the public; (iii) which holds one or more public meetings; and (iv) that is neither a community board nor a borough board.
By-laws. The term "by-laws" means the code or codes of rules adopted for the regulation or management of the affairs of an advisory body regardless of the name or names by which such rules are designated.
b. Publication of by-laws. Any advisory body that adopts by-laws shall publish such by-laws to its website, or to the city's website, in a searchable, non-proprietary, and machine-readable format. Any advisory body that updates its by-laws shall publish updated by-laws no later than 2 weeks after the date on which such advisory body adopts revisions to such by-laws. An advisory body that has completed its functions pursuant to local law or executive order shall no longer be required to post or update its by-laws pursuant to this paragraph.
� 3. Subdivision d of section 2800 of the New York city charter is amended by adding a new paragraph 7-a to read as follows:
(7-a) Publish such by-laws on its website in a searchable, non-proprietary, and machine-readable format, and publish updated by-laws no later than 2 weeks after the date on which such board adopts revisions to such by-laws;
� 4. This local law takes effect immediately.
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