Selvena N. Brooks-Powers

District 31 Council Member, New York City Council

Email: District31@council.nyc.gov

Legislation filed this term

• A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to providing youth accused of crimes with information about the criminal legal process (Committee)
• A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to designating probation officers and supervising probation officers as uniformed officers for the purposes of collective bargaining (Committee)
• A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reporting on children present at arrests (Committee)
• A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring that police officers be trained on laws and policies related to the use of physical restraints on pregnant and postpartum individuals (Committee)
• A Local Law in relation to establishing in non-overlapping geographical areas a pilot program for installing boom barriers and a pilot program for installing diagonal traffic diverters (Committee)
• A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to rip current signs at beaches under the jurisdiction of the department of parks and recreation (Committee)
• A Local Law in relation to renaming one thoroughfare and public place in the Borough of Queens, Edgemere Avenue, and to amend the official map of the city of New York accordingly (Laid Over in Committee)
• Resolution calling on the State Legislature to approve A.1100A, to begin the process of amending the State Constitution to authorize the Legislature to increase the number of justices of the supreme court in any judicial district (Committee)
• A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the distribution of information about student transfer rights (Committee)
• Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.440/A.2121, in relation to voting rights and access for incarcerated individuals (Committee)
• A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing a homebuyer financial assistance program and mandating a minimum number of homebuyers to be assisted annually (Committee)
• Resolution calling upon the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.9130/A.10248, which would restore the 20-year service retirement for certain New York city corrections officers and sanitation workers (Committee)
• A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to an education and outreach campaign regarding the housing choice voucher homeownership program (Committee)
• A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to prohibiting triple tours of duty for department of correction custodial officers (Committee)
• A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of correction to create and implement policies to address medical needs during and after lock-ins (Laid Over in Committee)

Committees

• Committee of the Whole, Member
• Committee on Criminal Justice, Member
• Committee on Finance, Member
• Committee on Hospitals, Member
• Committee on Small Business, Member
• Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Member