Int 0048-2026
Translating the citizen’s air complaint program portal into the designated citywide languages.
IntroductionIn CommitteeCommittee on Environmental Protection and Waterfrontsintroduced 2026-01-29
In committee — awaiting review.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2026-01-29
Summary
This bill would require the Department of Environmental Protection to translate the Citizen’s Air Complaint portal into the languages other than English that are most commonly spoken by residents of the City with limited English proficiency.
Committee on Environmental Protection and Waterfronts — Department of Environmental Protection and Office of Long Term Planning and Sustainability and Office of Recovery and Resiliency.
Outlook
26% of similar bills passed
13 passed · 37 died
This bill: 218 days in committee
Similar bills: median 626 days · 180 days when passed
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Int 0700-2022
Translation services for compliance materials.
97dEnacted
Int 1181-2016
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Int 0647-2005
Translation of all content on the city’s official website.
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Sponsors (38)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2026-01-29 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2026-01-29 · City Council
Heard at (2)
Committee on Environmental Protection and Waterfronts · 2026-10-20 · 12:00 PM · 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 1
City Council · 2026-01-29 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (4)
- Summary of Int. No. 48
- Int. No. 48
- January 29, 2026 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 1-29-26
Full text
Int. No. 48
By Council Members Avil�s, J. Sanchez, Louis, Wong, Banks, Abreu, Encarnaci�n, De La Rosa, Krishnan, Hankerson, Schulman, Hanif, Marte, Brewer, Hudson, Oss�, Brooks-Powers, Ung, Cab�n, Epstein, Narcisse, Won, Nurse, Far�as, Guti�rrez, Salaam, Maloney, Wilson, Thomas-Henry, Joseph, Dinowitz, Santosuosso, Lee, Feliz, P. Sanchez, Aldebol, Williams and Restler
..Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to translating the citizen's air complaint program portal into the designated citywide languages
..Body
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision (f) of section 24-182 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 58 for the year 2018, is amended to read as follows:
(f) [On or before January 1, 2019, the] The department shall publish on the city's website information related to best practices for filing citizen complaints pursuant to this section. Such information shall include but need not be limited to guidance on procedures for filing such complaints and for gathering supporting documentation. The department shall make the contents of such website, and every other website, portal, or other resource maintained in furtherance of the citizen's complaint program established pursuant to this section, available in each of the designated citywide languages, as defined in subdivision a of section 23-1101.
� 2. This local law takes effect 180 days after it becomes law.
CCM
LS # 10112
Int. #0005-2024
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