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Business Bill of Rights
(Intro 118)Introduced: 2010
Passed City Council: May 12, 2010
Passed Mayor: June 1, 2010
The bill of rights will notify business owners of their right to consistent enforcement of agency rules and to appeal violations. It also will notify owners that inspectors must behave in a professional and courteous manner, be able to answer reasonable questions relating to the inspection and be knowledgeable on the city laws and regulations.
How Councilmembers Voted :
49-Yes 0-No 0-Abstain 2-Absent
| Name | Party | District | Vote |
| Maria del Carmen Arroyo | Democrat | 17 | Yes |
| Charles Barron | Democrat | 42 | Yes |
| Gale A. Brewer | Democrat | 6 | Yes |
| Fernando Cabrera | D | 14 | Yes |
| Margaret Chin | Democrat | 1 | Yes |
| Leroy G. Comrie, Jr. | Democrat | 27 | Yes |
| Elizabeth Crowley | Democrat | 30 | Yes |
| Inez E. Dickens | Democrat | 9 | Yes |
| Erik Martin Dilan | Democrat | 37 | Yes |
| Daniel Dromm | Democrat | 25 | Yes |
| Mathieu Eugene | Democrat | 40 | Yes |
| Julissa Ferreras | Democrat | 21 | Yes |
| Lewis A. Fidler | Democrat | 46 | Yes |
| Helen D. Foster | Democrat | 16 | Yes |
| Daniel R. Garodnick | Democrat | 4 | Yes |
| James F. Gennaro | Democrat | 24 | Yes |
| Vincent J. Gentile | Democrat | 43 | Yes |
| Sara M. Gonzalez | Democrat | 38 | Absent |
| David G Greenfield | Democrat | 44 | Yes |
| Daniel Halloran | Republican | 19 | Yes |
| Vincent Ignizio | Republican | 51 | Yes |
| Robert Jackson | Democrat | 7 | Yes |
| Letitia James | Working Families | 35 | Yes |
| Peter Koo | Republican | 20 | Yes |
| G. Oliver Koppell | Democrat | 11 | Yes |
| Karen Koslowitz | Democrat | 29 | Yes |
| Brad Lander | Democrat | 39 | Yes |
| Jessica S. Lappin | Democrat | 5 | Yes |
| Stephen Levin | Democrat | 33 | Yes |
| Melissa Mark Viverito | Democrat | 8 | Yes |
| Darlene Mealy | Democrat | 41 | Yes |
| Rosie Mendez | Democrat | 2 | Yes |
| Michael C. Nelson | Democrat | 48 | Yes |
| James S. Oddo | Republican | 50 | Yes |
| Annabel Palma | Democrat | 18 | Yes |
| Christine C. Quinn | Democrat | 3 | Yes |
| Domenic M. Recchia, Jr. | Democrat | 47 | Yes |
| Diana Reyna | Democrat | 34 | Yes |
| Joel Rivera | Democrat | 15 | Yes |
| Ydanis A. Rodriguez | Democratic Party | 10 | Yes |
| Deborah Rose | Democrat | 49 | Yes |
| James Sanders, Jr. | Democrat | 31 | Yes |
| Larry B. Seabrook | Democrat | 12 | Yes |
| Eric Ulrich | Republican | 32 | Yes |
| James Vacca | Democrat | 13 | Yes |
| Peter F. Vallone, Jr. | Democrat | 22 | Yes |
| James Van Bramer | Democrat | 36 | Yes |
| Albert Vann | Democrat | 36 | Yes |
| Mark Weprin | Democrat | 23 | Yes |
| Thomas White, Jr. | Democrat | 28 | Absent |
| Jumaane Williams | Democrat | 45 | Yes |