Int 1370-2025

Online submission of citizen’s complaints to enforce dumping prohibition laws.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Managementintroduced 2025-08-14

Filed — closed without being enacted.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2025-08-14Passed: 2025-12-31

Summary

This bill would require the NYC Department of Sanitation to establish an online mechanism for citizens to submit information and sworn statements of potential illegal dumping of refuse onto any public or private space, when carried out during the course of commercial activity and through the use of a vehicle.

Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management — Department of Sanitation and the Business Integrity Commission.

How it compares

10% of similar bills passed

5 passed · 45 died

This bill: 138 days in committee

Similar bills: median 695 days · 110 days when passed

Compared against 50 Introduction bills in Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management.

Ranked by how closely each matches this bill's topic — closest first:

Requiring the department of sanitation to photograph, report and remove unlawful dumping on collection routes and reporting in relation thereto.

37dFiled

Int 0205-2018

Allowing community service as a civil penalty for dumping.

1430dFiled

Int 1398-2016

Allowing community service as a civil penalty for dumping.

390dFiled

Int 0188-2006

Creating a plan to combat illegal dumping into the waterways of NYC.

1401dFiled

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Sponsors (19)

Althea V. Stevens(prime)

Selvena N. Brooks-Powers

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council

2025-08-14 · City Council

ActionReferred to Comm by Council

2025-08-14 · City Council

HeardHearing Held by Committee

2025-09-18 · Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management

HeldLaid Over by Committee

2025-09-18 · Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management

ClosedFiled (End of Session)

2025-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (2)

Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management · 2025-09-18 · 10:00 AM · 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 1

City Council · 2025-08-14 · 1:45 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (9)

Full text

Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Subdivision f of section 16-119 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new paragraph 4 to read as follows: (4) The department shall implement and maintain the capability for any individual or individuals to furnish information about a potential violation of subdivision a of this section online, at the time such potential violation is taking place. � 2. This local law takes effect 180 days after it becomes law. MBB LS # 18784 07/31/2025 1 1