Selvena N. Brooks-Powers

Record summary

What they work on

Based on the 94 bills Selvena N. Brooks-Powers has sponsored that carry a topic, of 95 in total.

• Transportation & Transit43 bills
• Public Safety & Policing12 bills
• Environment & Climate10 bills
• Economy & Jobs8 bills
• Housing7 bills
• Budget & Taxes3 bills
• Civil Rights & Liberties3 bills
• Education2 bills

Counted from the public record of bills they sponsored. It describes what they have worked on, not where they stand.

Committees

• Committee of the Whole19 bills
• Committee on Criminal Justice, chair106 bills
• Committee on Finance364 bills
• Committee on Hospitals29 bills
• Committee on Land Use517 bills
• Committee on Small Business62 bills
• Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure395 bills

The bill count is what is currently before each committee, not what this member filed.

Legislation sponsored, most recent first

• Requiring a study of dangerous driving

  Int 0113-2026Local lawIn committeeLatest action Oct 27, 2026

• Procedures for early mail and absentee ballots for voters in department of correction custody

  Int 0786-2026Local lawPassedLatest action Oct 22, 2026

• 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

  Int 0927-2026Local lawPassedLatest action Oct 22, 2026

• Providing youth accused of crimes with information about the criminal legal process

  Int 1104-2026Local lawIn committeeLatest action Oct 8, 2026

• Designating probation officers and supervising probation officers as uniformed officers for the purposes of collective bargaining

  Int 1103-2026Local lawIn committeeLatest action Oct 8, 2026

• Delivery devices used for commercial purposes, and to repeal section 10-157.1 of such code, relating to signs with bicycle safety procedures

  Int 0110-2026Local lawIn committeeLatest action Sep 30, 2026

• Reporting on targeted traffic enforcement operations by the police department

  Int 0787-2026Local lawIn committeeLatest action Sep 30, 2026

• Requiring the department of correction to create and implement policies to address medical needs during and after lock-ins

  Int 0809-2026Local lawIn committeeLatest action Sep 23, 2026

• Requiring that police officers be trained on laws and policies related to the use of physical restraints on pregnant and postpartum individuals

  Int 0995-2026Local lawIn committeeLatest action Aug 13, 2026

• Reporting on children present at arrests

  Int 0996-2026Local lawIn committeeLatest action Aug 13, 2026

• Establishing in non-overlapping geographical areas a pilot program for installing boom barriers and a pilot program for installing diagonal traffic diverters

  Int 0958-2026Local lawIn committeeLatest action Jun 30, 2026

• Rip current signs at beaches under the jurisdiction of the department of parks and recreation

  Int 0957-2026Local lawIn committeeLatest action Jun 30, 2026

• The installation of illuminated and solar-powered traffic devices at crosswalks

  Int 0013-2026Local lawEnactedLatest action Jun 15, 2026

• Voting rights and access for incarcerated individuals

  Res 0459-2026Asking AlbanyIn committeeLatest action May 14, 2026

• 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…

  Res 0460-2026Asking AlbanyIn committeeLatest action May 14, 2026

Recent recorded votes

• Voted yes

  Concerning authorizing an increase in the amount to be expended annually in eight business improvement districts and the setting of the date, time…

  Vote: Approved by Committee

  Res 0666-2026Oct 22, 2026Result: passed

• Voted yes

  An exemption from real property taxes for property located at Block 12334, Lot 273, Queens, pursuant to Section 577 of the Private Housing Finance Law…

  Vote: Approved, by Council

  Res 0707-2026Oct 22, 2026Result: passed

• Voted yes

  Increasing access to data regarding gender-based violence

  Vote: Approved by Council

  Int 0296-2026Oct 22, 2026Result: passed

• Voted yes

  Approving the new designation and changes in the designation of certain organizations to receive funding in the Expense Budget

  Vote: Approved, by Council

  Res 0695-2026Oct 22, 2026Result: passed

• Voted yes

  Increasing the maximum income level qualifying for exemption from rent increases granted to certain senior citizens and persons with disabilities and adjusting…

  Vote: Approved by Committee

  Int 0978-2026Oct 22, 2026Result: passed

• Voted yes

  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

  Vote: Approved by Council

  Int 0927-2026Oct 22, 2026Result: passed

• Voted yes

  Approving an Urban Development Action Area Project pursuant to Article 16 of the General Municipal Law for property located at 48 Convent Avenue…

  Vote: Approved, by Council

  Res 0709-2026Oct 22, 2026Result: passed

• Voted yes

  Increasing the maximum income level qualifying for exemption from rent increases granted to certain senior citizens and persons with disabilities and adjusting…

  Vote: Approved by Council

  Int 0978-2026Oct 22, 2026Result: passed

• Voted yes

  Reporting on voter registration and voting in city jails

  Vote: Approved by Council

  Int 0797-2026Oct 22, 2026Result: passed

• Voted yes

  ULURP No. N 220450 ZRK, for a Zoning Text amendment (L.U. No. 143)

  Vote: Approved, by Council

  Res 0712-2026Oct 22, 2026Result: passed

District

Contact the office

Website

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Phone

718-471-7014

Email

District31@council.nyc.gov

Office

Far Rockaway Office: 19-31 Mott Avenue, Suite 410 Far Rockaway, NY 11691 Tel: 718-471-7014 Fax: 718-327-4794 Laurelton Office: 222-02 Merrick Blvd. Laurelton, NY 11413 Tel: 718-527-4356 Fax: 718-527-4402, Laurelton, NY 11413