Int 1294-2025
Creating a website with information identifying individuals convicted of deed theft.
IntroductionFiledCommittee on Consumer and Worker Protectionintroduced 2025-05-28
Filed — closed without being enacted.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2025-05-28Passed: 2025-12-31
Summary
This bill would require the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) to create a website containing publicly available identifying information of all individuals that have been convicted of committing larceny by deed theft in New York City.
Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection — Department of Consumer and Worker Protection and Office of Nightlife.
How it compares
22% of similar bills passed
11 passed · 39 died
This bill: 217 days in committee
Similar bills: median 272 days · 158 days when passed
Compared against 50 Introduction bills in Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection.
Ranked by how closely each matches this bill's topic — closest first:
Int 0080-2022
Licensing tenant screening bureaus.
661dFiled
Int 0555-2024
Licensing tenant screening bureaus.
664dFiled
Int 0428-2024
The posting of information relating to wage theft at construction sites.
672dFiled
Int 1117-2023
Posting of information relating to wage theft at construction sites.
192dFiled
Int 0572-2022
Consumer protections and home repair work.
534dFiled
Int 0877-2024
Consumer protections and home repair work
593dFiled
+ 44 more comparable bills
Sponsors (7)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2025-05-28 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2025-05-28 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2025-09-12 · Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2025-09-12 · Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2025-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (2)
Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection · 2025-09-12 · 1:00 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
City Council · 2025-05-28 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (9)
- Summary of Int. No. 1294
- Int. No. 1294
- May 28, 2025 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 5-28-25
- Committee Report 9/12/25
- Hearing Testimony 9/12/25
- Hearing Transcript 9/12/25
- Fiscal Impact Statement - City Council
- Fiscal Impact Statement - OMB
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Title 20 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new chapter 16 to read as follows:
Chapter 16
DEED THEFT
� 20-1601 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
Deed theft. The term "deed theft" has the same meaning as set forth in paragraph (g) of subdivision 2 of section 155.05 of the penal law.
� 20-1602 Deed theft conviction database. a. Within 120 days of the effective date of the local law that added this chapter, the department, in coordination with any other relevant agency, shall create a website listing all individuals that have been convicted of committing larceny by deed theft in the city of New York in violation of paragraph (g) of subdivision 2 of section 155.05 of the penal law.
b. The website shall display identifying information about such individuals, including the names, business addresses, and photos of such individuals, provided such information is publicly available.
� 2. This local law takes effect immediately.
EH
LS #18403
5/8/2025 2:30 PM
2
2