Committee on Contracts meeting
February 11, 2026, 12:45 PM
VOTE*
The Committee on Contracts held hearings and voted to advance Int 0005-2026, which would add criminal penalties for providing false information in city contracting, and Int 0510-2026, which would establish an online public procurement interface.
What was discussed
- Chair Restler frames the two procurement-reform bills up for a vote Chairperson Lincoln Restler opened the Committee on Contracts vote and described the two coupled bills: Int 5-A, sponsored by Speaker Julie Menin, which would raise the maximum fine for false statements in contracting from $1,000 to $25,000, add a penalty for misrepresenting subcontractor
- Committee adopts both contracting bills, 5-0 With the items coupled, the Committee on Contracts adopted Int 5-A and Int 510-A by a final vote of five in the affirmative, zero in the negative, and no abstentions, after Chair Restler held the roll open to let Council Member Althea V. Stevens record her aye.
Agenda
2 items
- Int 0005-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to criminal penalties for providing false information in contracting and maintaining information on subcontractors Approved by Committee
- Int 0510-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to an online public procurement interface Approved by Committee