Shahana K. Hanif

District 39 Council Member, New York City Council

Email: District39@council.nyc.gov

Legislation filed this term

• A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to guidance and public education regarding service animal access in places of public accommodation (Laid Over in Committee)
• Resolution calling on the United States Senate to approve, and the President to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol, in recognition of the Convention’s 20th anniversary (Laid Over in Committee)
• Resolution calling on the United States Congress to pass and the president to sign the Communities Before Tourism Act, which would require the Federal Aviation Administration and National Park Service to consult with communities under air-tour routes before entering into voluntary agreements with helicopter operators (Committee)
• A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of sanitation to clear certain bus stops and bus shelters of snow and ice and to establish a public online map to track the status of snow clearance from bus stops and bus shelters (Committee)
• Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.3357/A.1582, to prohibit health care providers from performing procedures resulting in sterilization without the informed consent of the person being sterilized (Committee)
• A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to public bathroom access for delivery workers (Committee)
• A Local Law in relation to mandating that the department of consumer and worker protection conduct a comprehensive one-time study and publish its findings on the economic effects of private equity firms on small businesses in New York city (Committee)
• A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the installation of protective devices for seniors and persons with a disability who reside in multiple dwellings, and the provision of a tax abatement for certain related installations (Committee)
• Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.2451A/A.7729, allowing local governments to cap rent for SCRIE and DRIE enrollees at one-third of their total annual household income. (Committee)
• A Local Law in relation to a public education and outreach campaign regarding the removal of dog waste, and to repeal such local law upon the expiration thereof (Enacted)
• A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring agency training and the publication of implementation plans concerning immigration enforcement and cooperation with non-local law enforcement agencies (Committee)
• A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring curb extensions at certain dangerous intersections (Committee)
• Resolution condemning the fatal shootings of Renée Nicole Good and Alex Jeffrey Pretti by federal immigration authorities (Adopted)
• A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to prohibiting the department of social services or any other city agency from imposing length of shelter stay restrictions in a shelter of any type (Committee)
• A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to establishing an office of translation and interpretation within the office of immigrant affairs. (Committee)

Committees

• Committee of the Whole, Member
• Committee on Civil and Human Rights, Member
• Committee on Disabilities, Member
• Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management, Member
• Committee on Small Business, Member
• Committee on Technology, Member
• Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Member
• Committee on Workforce Development, Member