Diana I. Ayala

Prime-sponsored and passed a resolution seeking confidential state sharing of adverse maternal-health event data with New York City's Maternal Mortality Review Committee.

October 29, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: council.nyc.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Prime-sponsored legislation requiring people housed in transgender housing units to receive the same access to substance-use treatment as other people in city custody; the Council passed it.

June 27, 2019Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: council.nyc.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Prime-sponsored legislation requiring senior-center caseworkers to complete recurring mental-health training for older adults; the Council passed it.

May 29, 2019Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: council.nyc.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Prime-sponsored legislation requiring the city to supply naloxone and overdose-response training to every syringe-exchange program; the Council passed it as part of an opioid-treatment package.

June 7, 2018Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: council.nyc.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Prime-sponsored and passed legislation requiring property owners cited for lead-paint violations to produce inspection, investigation, and remediation records.

August 3, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: council.nyc.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Prime-sponsored and passed legislation extending lead-hazard remediation requirements to all units housing a child under six, with completion required before July 2027.

August 3, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: council.nyc.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Prime-sponsored and passed legislation requiring annual identification and proactive inspection of buildings where children may face lead-paint exposure.

August 3, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: council.nyc.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Prime-sponsored and helped pass a pilot buyback program for used needles, syringes, and sharps in the five highest-need council districts, paired with a community opioid-response plan.

November 22, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: council.nyc.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Prime-sponsored legislation requiring multilingual, neighborhood-specific public education about farm-to-city fresh-food programs; the Council passed it.

February 27, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: council.nyc.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Received District Council 37's endorsement for the 2026 Democratic primary in Assembly District 68.

May 14, 2026Supports Labor Rights

Source: dc37.net · researched September 13, 2026

Prime-sponsored and passed legislation establishing the East Harlem 125th Street Business Improvement District.

May 28, 2025Supports Labor Rights

Source: council.nyc.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Prime-sponsored legislation requiring 311 agency service-level commitments to be published through Open Data and explained on the 311 website; the Council passed it.

February 11, 2021Supports Government Efficiency

Source: council.nyc.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Prime-sponsored legislation requiring progress reports on closing Rikers Island, reducing the jail population, opening borough facilities, contracts, construction, technology, and staffing; the Council passed it.

October 17, 2019Supports Government Efficiency

Source: council.nyc.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Joined Council leaders in condemning the police commissioner's final decision not to fire an officer after a department trial judge found the officer unjustified in killing Allan Feliz.

August 20, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: council.nyc.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Prime-sponsored and passed legislation setting procedures for police responses to children in emotional crisis at public schools and limiting mechanical restraints.

December 20, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: council.nyc.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Supported final approval of the MTA 125th Street and Lexington Avenue rezoning in her district, enabling 684 housing units including 171 permanently affordable units.

December 18, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

Source: council.nyc.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Prime-sponsored legislation capping CityFHEPS household rent contributions at 30% of monthly income; the Council enacted it by overriding the mayor's veto.

December 4, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

Source: council.nyc.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Helped secure $5 billion in city commitments for public housing, rental vouchers, tenant protections, affordable housing, and related neighborhood investments under the City for All housing plan.

November 25, 2024Supports Housing Affordability

Source: council.nyc.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Prime-sponsored a Council resolution authorizing legal action to compel implementation of four CityFHEPS expansion laws.

February 8, 2024Supports Housing Affordability

Source: legistar.council.nyc.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Prime-sponsored legislation removing prior shelter residence as a condition for CityFHEPS rental-assistance eligibility; the Council enacted Local Law 100 over the mayor's veto.

July 13, 2023Supports Housing Affordability

Source: legistar.council.nyc.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Prime-sponsored a signed law requiring recurring reports on whether affordable housing units designated for people with disabilities are actually rented to people with disabilities.

February 21, 2023Supports Housing Affordability

Source: council.nyc.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Prime-sponsored legislation requiring CityFHEPS applicants to receive written notice of their rights and resources concerning source-of-income discrimination; the Council passed it.

October 29, 2020Supports Housing Affordability

Source: council.nyc.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Prime-sponsored legislation adding construction-harassment violations and available rent-overcharge information to the city's online property-owner registry; the Council passed it.

May 8, 2019Supports Housing Affordability

Source: council.nyc.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Received Community Voices Heard Power's member endorsement for the 2026 Assembly District 68 primary.

June 1, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Helped negotiate the fiscal year 2026 city budget, including nearly $1.7 billion in Council priorities and more than $670 million in baselined early-childhood, older-adult, and mental-health funding.

June 27, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: council.nyc.gov · researched September 13, 2026

As General Welfare chair, identified and sought restoration of more than $37 million for domestic-violence, homelessness, legal-services, food, and social-service initiatives omitted from the mayor's executive budget.

May 16, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: council.nyc.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Prime-sponsored and passed a resolution urging New York State to create food benefits for income-eligible people age 55 or older who cannot access existing programs.

March 12, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: council.nyc.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Prime-sponsored and passed legislation expanding reporting on domestic-violence shelter referrals, transfers between facility systems, and exits.

November 21, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: council.nyc.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Prime-sponsored and passed legislation expanding city reporting on exits and outcomes from domestic-violence shelters, including tier II facilities.

November 21, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: council.nyc.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Prime-sponsored and passed legislation generally ending the requirement that children appear in person when their families apply or reapply for homeless-shelter placement.

August 15, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: council.nyc.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Prime-sponsored and passed legislation making free memberships for New Yorkers ages 18 through 24 a permanent feature of city recreation centers.

June 22, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: council.nyc.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Prime-sponsored legislation establishing an Office of Burial Assistance to help families navigate public burial and burial-allowance programs; the Council passed it.

November 14, 2019Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: council.nyc.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Welcomed a final state-court decision blocking an ICE office on Rikers Island and framed the ruling as protecting due process, civil rights, and public safety.

September 8, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: council.nyc.gov · researched September 13, 2026

As deputy speaker, joined a formal demand that the mayor rescind guidance allowing city workers to provide information or site access to federal immigration officers without a judicial warrant in some circumstances.

February 7, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: council.nyc.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Prime-sponsored a signed law creating a quarterly advisory board, including people with shelter and disability experience, to recommend accessibility improvements in city shelters.

February 21, 2023Supports Civil Rights

Source: council.nyc.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Prime-sponsored legislation requiring equal access to mental-health treatment and specialized gender-affirming-care training for clinicians serving transgender, gender-nonconforming, nonbinary, and intersex people in custody; the Council passed it.

June 27, 2019Supports Civil Rights

Source: council.nyc.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Prime-sponsored legislation creating a centralized Department of Correction grievance-tracking system, facility grievance boxes, caseload guidelines, and electronic complaint kiosks; the Council passed it.

June 13, 2019Supports Civil Rights

Source: council.nyc.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Prime-sponsored a signed law requiring signs that identify the location and use of power-operated and low-energy doors under the Building Code.

February 21, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: council.nyc.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Qualified for and received $14,460 in New York State public matching funds for her 2026 Assembly campaign.

June 1, 2026

Source: pcfb.ny.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Continued as Council deputy speaker and chair of the General Welfare Committee after the 2024 leadership and committee assignments.

January 18, 2024

Source: council.nyc.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Won reelection to City Council District 8 in the 2021 general election.

November 2, 2021

Source: vote.nyc · researched September 13, 2026

Received the New York League of Conservation Voters' endorsement for reelection to City Council District 8.

May 3, 2021

Source: nylcv.org · researched September 13, 2026

Was elected to represent New York City's 8th Council District in the 2017 general election.

November 7, 2017

Source: vote.nyc · researched September 13, 2026

The New York City Campaign Finance Board assessed her 2017 campaign $589 in penalties for failing to document cash-receipt compliance and failing to report transactions in daily pre-election disclosures.

April 15, 2021

Source: nyccfb.info · researched September 13, 2026