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Committee on Women and Gender Equity — Meeting Minutes (April 29, 2026)
New YorkApr 29, 20262 min read
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Chair Amanda C. Farías convened a joint meeting with the Committee on Technology on April 29, 2026 at 10:00 AM in the Committee Room, City Hall. Present: Farías, Shirley Aldebol, Lynn C. Schulman. Absent: Jennifer Gutiérrez, Kayla Santosuosso. Other Council Members attending: De La Rosa, Riley, Won, and Hanif. The committee held an oversight hearing on protections against harassment in digital and physical spaces (T2026-1584) and considered a local law on reporting efforts to combat sexual harassment and EEO violations at city agencies (T2026-1761). Multiple preconsidered resolutions (Res. 0099-2026, Res. 0250-2026, Res. 0251-2026, Res. 0252-2026, Res. 0352-2026, Res. 0393-2026, T2026-1774) were heard; items were either held for hearing, filed, or laid over as noted in the minutes.
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- T2026-1584 (Oversight - protections against harassment in digital and physical spaces for women and gender expansive people): Hearing held by Committee; Committee Report attached; Oversight filed.
- T2026-1761 (Local Law to amend administrative code re reporting on efforts to combat sexual harassment and EEO violations at city agencies; repeal Local Law 101 of 2018): Report required; Summary, Int. No., and Fiscal Impact Statement attached; Introduction was heard as a P-C item by Committee and then laid over.
- Res. 0099-2026 (Declare May 28 as Menstrual Hygiene Day): Hearing held by Committee; Resolution was laid over.
- Res. 0250-2026 (Call on NY Legislature re protections for LGBTQ+ young people in K-12): Hearing held by Committee; Resolution was laid over.
- Res. 0251-2026 (Call on Congress to pass LGBTQIA+ package): Hearing held by Committee; Resolution was laid over.
- Res. 0252-2026 (Celebrate contributions of Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera): Hearing held by Committee; Resolution was laid over.
- Res. 0352-2026 (Call on U.S. Congress to pass DEFIANCE Act re non-consensual intimate digital forgeries): Hearing held by Committee; Resolution was laid over.
- Res. 0393-2026 (Call on U.S. Congress to pass Virginia’s Law to eliminate statute of limitations for certain civil suits by survivors): Hearing held by Committee; Resolution was laid over.
- T2026-1774 (Resolution calling on NY State legislature to pass CREEP Act): Heard as a P-C item by Committee and laid over.
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Committee on Women and Gender Equity
Apr 29, 2026, 12:00 AMCommittee Room - City Hallscheduled
Jointly with the Committee on Technology.
Agenda
- Oversight - Protections against harassment in digital and physical spaces for women and gender expansive people.
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation reporting on efforts to combat sexual harassment and equal employment opportunity violations at city agencies, and to repeal local law 101 for the year 2018, relating to the climate surveys and action plans to combat sexual harassment and equal employment opportunity violations at city agencies
- Resolution calling upon the New York Legislature to pass and the Governor to sign legislation to ensure equal educational opportunity, basic civil rights protections and laws and policies that prohibit bias-based victimization, exclusion, and erasure of LGBTQ+ young people in K-12 New York State schools, as called for in GLSEN’s 2023-2024 “Rise Up for Youth” campaign
- Jointly with the Committee on Technology
- Resolution calling on Congress to pass, and the President to sign, the LGBTQIA+ package of legislation currently before Congress
- Resolution celebrating the contributions of Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera to the LGBTQ+ rights movement in the United States
- A Resolution calling on the United States Congress to pass, and the President to sign, H.R. 3562, the DEFIANCE Act of 2025, to provide a federal civil cause of action for victims of non-consensual intimate digital forgeries.
- Resolution declaring May 28 as Menstrual Hygiene Day in the City of New York.
- Resolution calling on the United States Congress to pass, and the President to sign, H.R.7467/S.3815, also known as Virginia’s Law, in relation to eliminating the statute of limitations for civil lawsuits filed by survivors of sexual abuse and trafficking
- Resolution calling on the New York State legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.3394-A/A.3226-A, the ceasing repeated and extremely egregious predatory (CREEP) behavior act
- Roll Call
- Agenda Item
- Resolution calling on the New York State legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.3394-A/A.3226-A, the ceasing repeated and extremely egregious predatory (CREEP) behavior act
- Resolution calling on the United States Congress to pass, and the President to sign, H.R.7467/S.3815, also known as Virginia’s Law, in relation to eliminating the statute of limitations for civil lawsuits filed by survivors of sexual abuse and trafficking
- A Resolution calling on the United States Congress to pass, and the President to sign, H.R. 3562, the DEFIANCE Act of 2025, to provide a federal civil cause of action for victims of non-consensual intimate digital forgeries.
- Resolution celebrating the contributions of Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera to the LGBTQ+ rights movement in the United States
- Resolution calling on Congress to pass, and the President to sign, the LGBTQIA+ package of legislation currently before Congress
- Resolution calling upon the New York Legislature to pass and the Governor to sign legislation to ensure equal educational opportunity, basic civil rights protections and laws and policies that prohibit bias-based victimization, exclusion, and erasure of LGBTQ+ young people in K-12 New York State schools, as called for in GLSEN’s 2023-2024 “Rise Up for Youth” campaign
- Resolution declaring May 28 as Menstrual Hygiene Day in the City of New York.
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation reporting on efforts to combat sexual harassment and equal employment opportunity violations at city agencies, and to repeal local law 101 for the year 2018, relating to the climate surveys and action plans to combat sexual harassment and equal employment opportunity violations at city agencies
- Oversight - Protections against harassment in digital and physical spaces for women and gender expansive people.
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