New York City has a new crop of lawmakers — and here's the process those city councilors take to create laws, from start to finish.
In some cases, the New York City mayor or borough presidents can introduce legislation, but they need the City Council speaker or a member who doubles as chair of the appropriate committee to submit the proposed bill, according to the manual. The city’s public advocate, who has a ceremonial role presiding over the council, can introduce legislation independently.
“It goes through a lot of reviews,” Kallos said. “The more complicated the issue, the longer it takes.” In that instance, the member can do two things: stand down or move ahead trying to get the new bill registered. Choosing the second option can take time since the legislative division is not required to disclose the identity of the member who devised the bill, according to Faulkner. This makes it difficult for the member to personally reach out to their colleague to see if they can either have the bill removed or co-sponsor the bill.
After the member introduces the legislation, reading a summary of it, the council speaker assigns it to the committee within the council that would best explore the relevance and consequences of the bill.The council has roughly three-dozen committees and subcommittees focused on a specific topic, including education, health, public safety, small business, the environment and transportation.
“The hearing is another opportunity for information to be raised and people responding to the language of the bill, and to whether or not the bill is addressing the issues that they care about,” said former Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito. “That happens even before the hearing happens—a lot of that back and forth and changing some of that language of the bill. And revisions are made.”
Another option is to contact the sponsor directly, or contact your own council member to share your concerns. The contact information for every member’s office can also be found on theAnd if that doesn’t work residents can follow a time-honored tradition in New York City government: Show up to the steps of City Hall and let your voice be heard.
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