File #: Int 0677-2026    Version: * Name: Requiring agencies to translate and distribute to community-based organizations emergency information in the designated citywide languages.
Type: Introduction Status: Committee
Committee: Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
On agenda: 2/12/2026
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring agencies to translate and distribute to community-based organizations emergency information in the designated citywide languages
Sponsors: Julie Won, Farah N. Louis, Gale A. Brewer, Crystal Hudson, Shahana K. Hanif, Sandra Ung
Council Member Sponsors: 6
Summary: This bill would require each covered agency to translate into the designated citywide languages and distribute to relevant community-based organizations any documents provided by the federal and state government that relate to declarations of emergency affecting New York City. It would also require agency language access plans to consider providing emergency notifications in the designated citywide languages.
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 677, 2. Int. No. 677, 3. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 2-12-26

Int. No. 677

 

By Council Members Won, Louis, Brewer, Hudson, Hanif and Ung

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring agencies to translate and distribute to community-based organizations emergency information in the designated citywide languages

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Paragraph 5 of subdivision b of section 23-1102 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 30 for the year 2017, is amended to read as follows:

5. incorporate planning to address language access needs in the agency’s emergency preparedness and response, including considering providing emergency notifications in the designated citywide languages;

§ 2. Section 23-1102 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to add a new subdivision e to read as follows:

e. Each covered agency shall translate into the designated citywide languages and distribute to relevant community-based organizations any document that the federal and state government provides to such agency that relates to a declaration of emergency affecting the city.

§ 3. This local law takes effect 90 days after it becomes law.

NLB                     

LS #6882

Int. #0478-2024                     

1/8/2026 2:30 PM