Vote: Approved by Committee
Committee on Housing and BuildingsDec 18, 2025Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)
Local law · Int 0994-2024
Cooling systems in tenant-occupied dwellings
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A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and the New York city building code, in relation to cooling systems in tenant-occupied dwellings
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Latest action Jan 20, 2026
New York City Council
Summary
This bill would require that, by June 1, 2030, owners of tenant-occupied buildings provide cooling systems capable of maintaining 78 degrees Fahrenheit in rooms in which tenants sleep, upon the request of the tenant. This bill would also require that owners of buildings with systems in which the owner controls the temperature run such systems to maintain 78 degrees Fahrenheit in a cooling season from June 15 through September 15. The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (“HPD”) would provide notice to tenants to characterize the potential impacts of opting into the program on their rent. HPD would further promulgate rules to limit the impact of running cooling systems on utilities and to provide for the proper installation and maintenance of cooling systems. Owners who would be placed in hardship by this bill, including financial hardship, would be able to apply to HPD for an extension. The bill would also introduce more stringent requirements for air conditioners in newly constructed tenant-occupied buildings. HPD would submit to the Speaker of the Council and publish on its website a report on the amount of air conditioners provided through this program and the quantity of complaints received from tenants based on owners’ failures to provide adequate cooling.
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Introduced at the request of the Brooklyn Borough President.
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- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
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Committee
Committee on Housing and Buildings
Cosponsors
Sandy Nurse, Rita C. Joseph and 27 others
Cosponsors in the order the New York City Council lists them.
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- Sandy Nurse
- Rita C. Joseph
- Crystal Hudson
- Chi A. Ossé
- Shekar Krishnan
- Alexa Avilés
- Tiffany L. Cabán
- Shaun Abreu
- Shahana K. Hanif
- Althea V. Stevens
- Nantasha M. Williams
- Kamillah Hanks
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- Christopher Marte
- Yusef Salaam
- Julie Won
- Farah N. Louis
- Jennifer Gutiérrez
- Erik D. Bottcher
- Carmen N. De La Rosa
- Mercedes Narcisse
- Justin L. Brannan
- Oswald J. Feliz
- Diana I. Ayala
- Keith Powers
- James F. Gennaro
- Lynn C. Schulman
- Rafael Salamanca, Jr.
- Gale A. Brewer
- Susan Zhuang
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Recorded votes
Vote: Approved by Council
NYC CouncilDec 18, 2025Result: passed
(40) (7) (1) (3)
Full history
- Jan 20, 2026
Returned unsigned by the Mayor
This Introduction was Returned Unsigned by Mayor
NYC Council
- Jan 17, 2026
Adopted
This Introduction was City Charter Rule Adopted
Administration
- Dec 24, 2025
Sent to the executive
This Introduction was Sent to Mayor by Council
NYC Council
- Dec 18, 2025
Committee vote
A motion was made that this Introduction be Approved by Committee approved by Roll Call.
Committee on Housing and Buildings
- Dec 18, 2025
Passed a chamber
A motion was made that this Introduction be Approved by Council approved by Roll Call.
NYC Council
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- Dec 18, 2025
Amended
This Introduction was Amended by Committee
Committee on Housing and Buildings
- Dec 18, 2025
This Introduction Was Amendment Proposed by Comm
This Introduction was Amendment Proposed by Comm
Committee on Housing and Buildings
- Dec 18, 2025
Hearing held
This Introduction was Hearing Held by Committee
Committee on Housing and Buildings
- Oct 28, 2024
Hearing held
This Introduction was Hearing Held by Committee
Committee on Housing and Buildings
- Oct 28, 2024
Held over
This Introduction was Laid Over by Committee
Committee on Housing and Buildings
- Jul 18, 2024
Introduced
This Introduction was Introduced by Council
NYC Council
- Jul 18, 2024
Referred to committee
This Introduction was Referred to Comm by Council to the Committee on Housing and Buildings
NYC Council