Reporting on third-party public communications.
Where it stands: In the Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation; last step: sent to committee on Sep 24, 2026.
- Introduced
- Committee hearing (current step)
- Committee vote
- Council vote
- Mayor
- Law
Official summary
This bill would require any public servant that uses or authorizes the use of governmental funds or resources for a third-party public communication to report certain information regarding such communication to the Department of Records and Information Services (DORIS) within 60 days. Third-party public communications would include any content posted on an internet website, digital application, or social media platform where the author of the content is not a public servant or city agency, or the author is not clearly identified as a public servant or city agency. On a quarterly basis during an election year and twice a year during a non-election year, DORIS would be required to report to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council, and post on the NYC Open Data portal, all information reported to it regarding the third-party public communications.
Timeline
- Tue, Sep 22, 2026Public hearing: Governmental Operations, State & Federal LegislationCouncil members heard testimony from the public and city agencies.Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation: “Hearing on P-C Item by Comm” · meeting
- Tue, Sep 22, 2026Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation postponed a decisionNo vote yet; the item can come back at a later meeting.Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation: “P-C Item Laid Over by Comm” · meeting
- Thu, Sep 24, 2026Introduced in the CouncilFormally read into the record at a Stated Meeting.City Council: “Introduced by Council”
- Thu, Sep 24, 2026Sent to committeeAssigned to a committee, which must hold a hearing before any vote.City Council: “Referred to Comm by Council” · meeting
How members voted
No roll-call votes recorded yet.