City Council Legislation: Bills and Local Laws

6ctv-n46cCity Government15 columns

This dataset contains information on New York City bills from 1998 through 2024 . The New York City Council is the City’s legislative body, responsible for proposing, debating, and voting on legislation that affects all aspects of city governance. The legislative process for Introductions in NYC follows these steps: Bill Introduced – A bill is introduced by a Council Member and assigned a number. Committee Hearings – The bill is referred to a committee for review, where public hearings may be held for discussion, public comment, and stakeholder engagement. Committee Vote – The committee votes on whether to advance the bill to the full Council. Full Council Vote – If approved by the committee, the bill is voted on by the entire Council. A majority vote is required for passage. Mayoral Action – Once passed by the Council, the bill is sent to the Mayor, who may sign it into law, veto it, or allow it to become law without a signature. If vetoed, the Council can override the veto with a two-thirds majority vote. Enactment – Once signed or passed via override, the bill is assigned a local law number and becomes part of the city’s legal code. Bills may be enacted immediately, or upon a date defined in the bill. This dataset provides information on all introductions, regardless of whether they were enacted.

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Quality

B82.9 / 100

From a 500-row sample across 15 columns.

completeness88/ 25% weight

consistency80/ 20% weight

accuracy93/ 20% weight

timeliness49/ 15% weight

usability95/ 20% weight

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Sample rows

matter_id	status	file_num	law_number	primary_sponsor	committee	name	intro_date	agenda_date	previous_file_number	modified_date	title
75479	Laid Over in Committee	Int 1203-2025	NA	Ossé	Committee on Women and Gender Equity	Requiring the chair of the commission on gender equity to develop a plan to support newly arrived migrants 24 years old and younger and transgender, gender non-conforming, non-binary, and intersex newly arrived migrants.	2025-02-27T00:00:00.000	2025-02-27T00:00:00.000	NA

Columns

15 queryable · 15 profiled

The machine field names SoQL needs, with the publisher's own description of each.

Field	Type	Description	Null	Values
`matter_id`	text	Internal ID used to identify the database entry.	0%	`409866681649275`
`status`	categorical	The current status of the bill. (See data dictionary for statuses)	0%	`Filed (End of Session)EnactedCommittee`of 6
`file_num`	text	ID used by City Council to identify the original Introduction.	0%	`Int 0754-2012Int 0193-2002Int 0141-2014`
`law_number`	text	ID used by City Council to identify the local law, after it has been passed in to law.	0%

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