NYC Council Committee on Public Safety Votes on Quarterly Firearm Discharge Reporting Bill - August 13, 2026
NYC Council Committee on Public Safety Votes on Quarterly Firearm Discharge Reporting Bill - August 13, 2026
On Thursday, August 13, 2026, the New York City Council Committee on Public Safety, chaired by Councilmember Oswald Feliz, met at 250 Broadway to vote on Proposed Introduction No. 935-A. The bill requires the NYPD to report quarterly on confirmed shots-fired incidents, including those where no one is struck, providing borough, precinct, date, time, and location data. The committee voted 8-0 in favor (with one member absent), approving the amended introduction.
Discussion Items
- Chair Feliz explained that existing NYPD data on shooting victims and incidents does not capture shots-fired incidents where no one is struck. Proposed Int. 935-A would close this gap by mandating quarterly reports on all confirmed firearm discharges, offering a clearer picture of gun violence across the city. The bill was amended by the committee prior to the vote.
Key Outcomes
- The committee voted 8-0 to approve Proposed Int. 935-A (Int 0935-2026-A). Voting in favor: Chair Feliz, and Councilmembers Gutierrez, Hanks, Nurse, Banks, Hankerson, Sanchez, and Wong. Councilmember Ariola was absent. The bill now moves to the full City Council for consideration.
Meeting Transcript
Just quiet down. Good morning. Welcome to today's New York City Council vote on the Committee of Public Safety. At this time, please no one pro todayus. Please sign all electronic devices. Chair, you may begin. Thank you. Good morning. I'm Councilmember Oswald Felice, Chair of the Committee on Public Safety. I am joined today by committee members. Uh Nurse, Gutierrez, Hanks, Banks, Wong, and also uh Pirina Sanchez. Thank you for joining. Today the committee will vote on proposed introduction number 935A, sponsored by myself, Councilmember Oswald Felice. This bill would require the NYPD to report quarterly on confirmed shots fired incidents in our city. Currently, NYPD provides data on it on the issue of gun violence, data related to shooting victims and shooting incidents. But the the shooting incidents data does not capture data related to shooting incidents when no one is struck. The report would require that the NYPD produce and provide information regarding the total number of shots fired incidents as well as the borough, the precinct, the approximate date, time, and location of each incident. This legislation will provide the council and the public with greater information about gun violence in the city of New York by providing information related to shots fired incidents that are currently not captured in existing shooting incident statistics because no one is shot. By establishing a quarterly reporting requirement, this bill would provide a clearer picture of when and where shots fired incidents occur in our city. Thank you I would like to now yield uh the microphone to the clerk for a vote. We've also been joined by uh Councilmember Hankerson. Thank you. Good morning, William Martin, Committee Clerk, roll call vote committee on public safety. Proposed introduction 935A. Chair Felice. Yes. Gutierrez. Here vote. Aye. Thank you. Hanks. Aye. Nurse. I vote aye. Banks. Aye. Hankerson. I vote aye. Sanchez. Justin Sanchez. Aye. Thank you. Wang. Aye. Ariola. With a vote of eight in the affirmative, zero in the negative, and no abstentions. Item has been approved by the committee. Thank you so much. Uh the vote passes. The vote is closed, and this this hearing is here by adjourned.
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