Items ready for action or still moving through the process.
Next: The committee decides whether to send it to the full council.
2026-1390 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced July 8, 2026
This matter asks the City Council to hold a hearing to review a Community-Based Summer Public Safety Plan for Boston.
updated August 31, 2026
2026-1611 · Formal position, not binding · Introduced August 24, 2026
This City Council resolution expresses support for granting City of Boston Park Rangers police powers and academy training to enhance public safety in Boston parks.
updated August 27, 2026
2026-1606 · Formal position, not binding · Dorchester · Introduced August 14, 2026
The City Council resolution states Boston should continue using ShotSpotter, a sensor network that detects gunfire and provides alerts to police.
updated August 27, 2026
2026-1602 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced August 24, 2026
This matter would order a hearing to explore codifying the Office of Violence Prevention and establishing a biennial violence prevention strategy plan in Boston, building on public health and coordinated prevention efforts.
updated August 27, 2026
2026-0405 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced February 20, 2026
The City Council referred this matter to a hearing to examine current crossing guard staffing shortages, including unfilled positions and their impact on student safety.
updated August 21, 2026
2026-1546 · Request for a public hearing · Roxbury · Introduced July 30, 2026
This matter requests a City Council hearing to examine services provided by the City of Boston to families of victims of violence and homicide.
updated August 6, 2026
2026-1547 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced July 28, 2026
This matter requests a hearing to study waiving the Boston Police Department residency requirement and allowing transfers from other municipalities.
updated August 6, 2026
2026-1545 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced July 31, 2026
A City Council hearing order asks the Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee to hold a hearing about a pilot program for deploying noise cameras by the Boston Police Department.
updated August 6, 2026
2026-1543 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced August 3, 2026
The City Council referred the matter to the Committee on Planning, Development and Transportation to hold a hearing examining traffic enforcement for blocked bike lanes and crosswalks.
updated August 6, 2026
2026-1542 · Request for a public hearing · Mission Hill · Introduced August 3, 2026
This matter orders a City Council hearing to review how heavy commercial vehicles operate in Boston and to consider safety measures for pedestrians and cyclists.
updated August 6, 2026
2026-0811 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced April 13, 2026
The City Council ordered a public hearing to review how Animal Care and Control enforces leash laws, licensing dogs, and public safety measures.
updated July 30, 2026
2026-1419 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced July 20, 2026
The City Council order asks the Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee to review how Boston handles noise complaints and enforcement of noise control laws.
updated July 23, 2026
2026-1394 · Mayor's directive · Introduced July 16, 2026
The Mayor transmitted an order to accept and expend a grant of $240,806.50 from the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health for the Boston Police Department.
updated July 23, 2026
2026-0185 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced January 23, 2026
A City Council hearing is proposed to review a citywide, cross-sector strategy for community safety and youth violence prevention.
updated July 9, 2026
2026-1190 · Request for a public hearing · South Boston and Back Bay · Introduced June 8, 2026
The City Council filed an order for a hearing to discuss how road races in Boston, including areas such as South Boston and Back Bay, affect basic city services like trash collection, street cleaning, parking, and traffic management.
updated June 26, 2026
2026-1113 · Formal position, not binding · Introduced June 1, 2026
The City Council resolution asks for a federal investigation by HUD into Boston Housing Authority elevator failures, citing repeated outages that trap residents, disrupt access to medical appointments, groceries, and family.
updated June 8, 2026
2026-0307 · Formal position, not binding · South End · Introduced February 2, 2026
The City Council supports establishing a Boston Housing Authority Elevator Safety Commission to address safety concerns about aging, frequently breaking elevators at BHA developments, particularly Ruth Barkley in the South End.
updated June 5, 2026
Next: The committee decides whether to send it to the full council for a vote.
2026-1541 · New city law · Introduced August 3, 2026
The ordinance would establish uniform minimum training for unarmed security guards in Boston.
updated August 11, 2026
2026-1540 · New city law · Introduced July 31, 2026
The Street Takeover Ordinance would define unlawful street takeovers, specify prohibited activity, and establish enforcement rules and penalties.
updated August 6, 2026
2026-1413 · New city law · Introduced July 17, 2026
The OPAT Reform Ordinance would update the Office of Police Accountability and Transparency rules to improve timeliness, public reporting, and concurrent investigations with criminal cases.
updated July 27, 2026
2026-1412 · New city law · Introduced July 17, 2026
This ordinance would amend Boston rules on body-worn and dash-camera footage to promote timely public disclosure after incidents of public interest, with clearer privacy protections and oversight by OPAT.
updated July 27, 2026
2026-1414 · New city law · Introduced July 17, 2026
The ordinance would prohibit selling, distributing, and possessing certain kratom products in Boston, including those containing synthetic mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine.
updated July 23, 2026
2026-1332 · Request to the state · Introduced July 6, 2026
The City Council introduced a Fireworks Fines Home Rule Petition to increase civil penalties for illegal possession, use, or sale of fireworks within Boston.
updated July 9, 2026
2026-0326 · New city law · Introduced February 9, 2026
This matter would regulate electric bicycles in Boston, defining Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3 e-bikes and setting rules for operation, helmet use, registration, and penalties.
updated June 16, 2026
Next: The council votes to adopt or reject it.
2026-1549 · Formal position, not binding · Introduced August 3, 2026
The Council considered a resolution to waive the typical residency requirement so officers from other municipalities could transfer to the Boston Police Department.
updated August 6, 2026