Int 1016-2026
Introduction
This bill would require that the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) establish and maintain a hotline for the public to request information about Legionnaires’ disease and disease outbreaks in NYC, as well as to provide hotline users with referrals to resources and medical services.
- Title
- Establishing a Legionnaires’ disease hotline.
- Type
- Introduction
- Status
- Committee
- Committee
- Committee on Health
- Introduced
- 2026-08-13
Heard in committee
- Committee on Health Committee
Sponsors
- Lynn C. Schulman Council Member, District 29 (Queens)
- Harvey D. Epstein Council Member, District 2 (Manhattan)
- Shaun Abreu Council Member, District 7 (Manhattan)
- Virginia Maloney Council Member, District 4 (Manhattan)
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.
- Shaun Abreu 10 outside spenders · 10 PAC gifts $688,366
- Virginia Maloney 5 outside spenders · 13 PAC gifts $472,364
- Harvey D. Epstein 4 outside spenders · 11 PAC gifts $175,717
- Lynn C. Schulman 2 outside spenders · 24 PAC gifts $76,265
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.
- Hotel Workers for Stronger Communities Tied to 4 of the 4 sponsors
- 32BJ SEIU American Dream Fund Tied to 4 of the 4 sponsors
- Coalition for Fairness in SoHo and NoHo, Inc. Tied to 3 of the 4 sponsors
- Court Appointed Special Advocates, Inc. Tied to 3 of the 4 sponsors
- 455 First Avenue Associates LLC Tied to 3 of the 4 sponsors
- Northwell Health, Inc. Tied to 3 of the 4 sponsors
- Friends Of The High Line, Inc. Tied to 3 of the 4 sponsors
- Matthew T. McMorrow Tied to 3 of the 4 sponsors
- United For NYC'S Future Tied to 3 of the 4 sponsors
- Iron Workers (Bridge, Structural & Ornamental) Tied to 3 of the 4 sponsors
- NYC District Council of Carpenters Tied to 3 of the 4 sponsors
- NYSNA PAC Tied to 3 of the 4 sponsors