Committee on General Welfare approves amended Int. No. 139-A requiring benefits interview confirmation notice
At a glance
Quick context to catch up fast.
On May 13, 2026 the New York City Council Committee on General Welfare, chaired by Crystal Hudson, met at 250 Broadway (Hearing Room 1) to consider Int. No. 139-2026 (Proposed Int. No. 139-A), a local law to require the Department of Social Services to provide a benefits interview confirmation notice. The item received a hearing, a committee-proposed amendment, was amended by the committee, and was approved by committee. Vote: 5 in favor (Hudson, Avilés, Morano, Nurse, Ung); 1 absent (Stevens); 1 medical (Mealy). Several supporting attachments and fiscal impact statements were listed.
Committees mentioned
Open the committee coverage hubs tied to this summary.
Topics discussed
Was this summary helpful?
Your feedback helps us prioritize what to improve next.
Key decisions
Follow the major takeaways from this briefing.
- Hearing held on Proposed Int. No. 139-A (Int. No. 139-2026) regarding requiring the Department of Social Services to provide a benefits interview confirmation notice.
- Committee proposed an amendment to the Introduction.
- Introduction was amended by the Committee.
- Amended Introduction (Proposed Int. No. 139-A) was approved by the Committee: Affirmative 5 (Hudson, Avilés, Morano, Nurse, Ung); Absent 1 (Stevens); Medical 1 (Mealy).
Timeline & follow-ups
Action items flagged by the community.
No follow-ups have been shared yet. Add one in the community board below.
Meeting information
Details and records from this meeting.
Committee on General Welfare
VOTE*
Agenda
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of social services to provide a benefits interview confirmation notice
- Roll Call
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of social services to provide a benefits interview confirmation notice
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of social services to provide a benefits interview confirmation notice
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of social services to provide a benefits interview confirmation notice
Recent documents
Fresh records from this municipality.
Civic leadership
Know who to contact about the decisions that matter.