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Committee on Civil and Human Rights meeting summary

New YorkMay 27, 20261 min read

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The Committee on Civil and Human Rights met on May 27, 2026 at 10:00 AM in Council Chambers, City Hall, jointly with the Committee on Finance. Chair Sandy Nurse was present; members Shaun Abreu, Oswald J. Feliz, Shahana K. Hanif and Althea V. Stevens were recorded as absent. The committee held an oversight hearing with the Commission on Human Rights as part of the Fiscal Year 2027 executive budget hearings and the oversight was filed by the committee.

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The committee held a scheduled oversight hearing where the Commission on Human Rights participated as part of the FY27 budget review. Chair Sandy Nurse attended but the other committee members named in the minutes were absent. The committee filed the oversight hearing record, indicating the hearing was completed; the minutes do not record further votes or policy actions.

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Held joint oversight hearing with the Commission on Human Rights as part of FY27 executive budget hearings
Oversight hearing record was filed by the committee
Meeting was conducted jointly with the Committee on Finance

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