Int 0248-2026
Introduction
Automatic enrollment of eligible individuals in city-created benefit programs.
- Title
- Automatic enrollment of eligible individuals in city-created benefit programs.
- Type
- Introduction
- Status
- Laid Over in Committee
- Introduced
- 2026-01-29
Sponsors
- Crystal Hudson Council Member, District 35 (Brooklyn)
- Lincoln Restler Council Member, District 33 (Brooklyn)
- Julie Won Council Member, District 26 (Queens)
- Carmen N. De La Rosa Council Member, District 10 (Manhattan)
- Farah N. Louis Council Member, District 45 (Brooklyn)
- Gale A. Brewer Council Member, District 6 (Manhattan)
- Shahana K. Hanif Council Member, District 39 (Brooklyn)
- Harvey D. Epstein Council Member, District 2 (Manhattan)
- Virginia Maloney Council Member, District 4 (Manhattan)
- Shanel Thomas-Henry Council Member, District 21 (Queens)
Money behind the sponsors
Money spent in the sponsors' 2025 election races, not on this bill. Outside spending is independent of the campaigns; PAC gifts went directly to a sponsor's campaign. NYC Campaign Finance Board.
- Virginia Maloney 5 outside spenders · 13 PAC gifts $472,364
- Crystal Hudson 6 outside spenders · 27 PAC gifts $463,226
- Shanel Thomas-Henry 4 outside spenders · 13 PAC gifts $419,431
- Harvey D. Epstein 4 outside spenders · 11 PAC gifts $175,717
- Carmen N. De La Rosa 2 outside spenders · 10 PAC gifts $168,258
- Shahana K. Hanif 6 outside spenders · 6 PAC gifts $162,666
- Farah N. Louis 1 outside spender · 2 PAC gifts $114,850
- Gale A. Brewer 10 PAC gifts $7,450
- Lincoln Restler 8 PAC gifts $5,725
- Julie Won 4 PAC gifts $3,650
Shared backers of the sponsors
Lobbying clients, PACs, or outside spenders tied to more than one of this bill's sponsors — through lobbying that named them, PAC gifts to their campaigns, or outside spending in their races. About the sponsors' money and lobbying, not a claim about this bill.
- Cozen O'Connor PAC Tied to 7 of the 10 sponsors
- PSC-CUNY Tied to 6 of the 10 sponsors
- 32BJ SEIU American Dream Fund Tied to 6 of the 10 sponsors
- LIVEON NY Tied to 5 of the 10 sponsors
- The New York Immigration Coalition Tied to 5 of the 10 sponsors
- United Federation of Teachers (UFT) Tied to 5 of the 10 sponsors
- Doctors Council SEIU Tied to 5 of the 10 sponsors
- 1199SEIU Tied to 5 of the 10 sponsors
- LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton Inc. Tied to 4 of the 10 sponsors
- Big Apple Taxi Management LLC Tied to 4 of the 10 sponsors
- Brooklyn Museum Tied to 4 of the 10 sponsors
- Open New York, Inc. Tied to 4 of the 10 sponsors