Legislation Details

File #: Int 0189-2026    Version: Name: Requiring that notices of violation issued by the department of health and mental hygiene during inspections of food service establishments include photographs or video recordings of each violation cited in such notice.
Type: Introduction Status: Laid Over in Committee
Committee: Committee on Health
On agenda: 1/29/2026
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring that notices of violation issued by the department of health and mental hygiene during inspections of food service establishments include photographs or video recordings of each violation cited in such notice
Sponsors: Amanda C. Farías, Farah N. Louis, Julie Won, Althea V. Stevens, Shekar Krishnan, Crystal Hudson, Shahana K. Hanif, Sandy Nurse, Oswald J. Feliz, Yusef Salaam, Inna Vernikov, Joann Ariola
Council Member Sponsors: 12
Summary: Where a sanitary inspection results in a food service establishment receiving 14 or more points during such inspection pursuant to the requirements of the New York City (“NYC”) Health Code, this bill would require NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene food service establishment inspectors to include photographs or video documentation of each violation listed in the notices of violation that are provided to establishments during such inspections.
Indexes: Agency Rule-making Required
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 189-A, 2. Summary of Int. No. 189, 3. Int. No. 189, 4. January 29, 2026 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 5. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 1-29-26, 6. Memorandum in Support, 7. Proposed Int. No. 189-A - 10/9/26, 8. Committee Report 10/19/26, 9. Proposed Int. No. 189-A Fiscal Impact Statement - City Council
Date Ver.Prime SponsorAction ByActionResultAction DetailsMeeting DetailsMultimedia
10/19/2026*Amanda C. Farías Committee on Health Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
10/19/2026*Amanda C. Farías Committee on Health Amendment Proposed by Comm  Action details Meeting details Not available
10/19/2026*Amanda C. Farías Committee on Health Amended by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
10/19/2026AAmanda C. Farías Committee on Health Laid Over by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
1/29/2026*Amanda C. Farías City Council Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
1/29/2026*Amanda C. Farías City Council Introduced by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available

Proposed Int. No. 189-A

 

By Council Members Farías, Louis, Won, Stevens, Krishnan, Hudson, Hanif, Nurse, Feliz, Salaam, Vernikov and Ariola

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring that notices of violation issued by the department of health and mental hygiene during inspections of food service establishments include photographs or video recordings of each violation cited in such notice

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1. Chapter 15 of title 17 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 17-1519 to read as follows:

§ 17-1519 Notices of violation issued to food service establishments to be accompanied by photographs or videos. Where a sanitary inspection results in a food service establishment receiving 14 or more points during such inspection pursuant to chapter 23 of the New York city health code, all notices of violation issued by the department to any such establishment during any such sanitary inspection shall include a photograph or video documenting each violation cited in such notice. A copy of each photograph or video shall be available for inspection in any proceeding to adjudicate the liability for the violation cited in such notice. A copy of each such photograph or video shall be retained by the department and shall be deemed a record kept in the ordinary course of business. No photographs or videos required pursuant to this section shall be taken in a manner that would violate federal, state, or local laws related to privacy. 

§ 2.  This local law takes effect 180 days after it becomes law.   

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10/9/2026 3:24 PM