Carl Wilson

This bill would establish consumer price transparency requirements for veterinary care facilities. The bill would require such facilities to disclose standard charges and price ranges for commonly offered services, provide written or electronic estimates for certain higher-cost services upon request, and provide itemized receipts. The bill would also require the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) to establish and maintain a publicly accessible website to display aggregated average prices for common veterinary procedures.

This bill would require the Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) to establish an annual citywide campaign to promote arts and cultural institutions in each borough. The bill would also require DCLA to promote a digital platform which allows users to explore cultural institutions through a searchable map. Additionally, DCLA would be required to designate an annual “Museum Week” event to encourage exploration of cultural institutions, through discounted or free admission at participating museums, as well as special or limited-time cultural attractions at such museums.

This bill would require any advertisement that promotes an artificial intelligence (“AI”) model in the City to disclose whether such model has undergone validation by a third-party. It also would prohibit any such advertisement from including any materially false or misleading statement regarding the safety of an AI model. Any person who disseminates an advertisement in violation of such requirements would be subject to a civil penalty of up to $25,000.

This bill would allow pedicabs to be equipped with an electric motor of less than 750 watts that provides assistance when a pedicab driver is pedaling, and which stops providing assistance when the pedicab reaches a speed of 15 miles per hour or any other speed determined by the Department of Transportation (DOT) by rule.

This bill would require the Department of Design and Construction (DDC) to set cost benchmarks for the construction of small capital structures based on what such projects should be expected to cost.

This bill would require the Department of Design and Construction (DDC), in consultation with the Mayor’s Office of Contract Services and other relevant agencies, to establish time frames for contracting agencies to complete approvals and make determinations on change order requests on capital projects of no more than $10 million. Where a contracting agency does not complete an approval or make a determination on a change order request within the appropriate time frame, the agency would have to give the contractor a written explanation within 10 days and include the date by which the agency expects to act.