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Committee on Disabilities meeting summary
New YorkJun 15, 20262 min read
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The Council’s Disabilities Committee held an oversight on reproductive health access for New Yorkers with disabilities and considered several health-related local laws and resolutions; many items were heard and then laid over or amended for later action.
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The committee held a hearing about access to reproductive health care for people with disabilities and reviewed proposed local laws on doulas, fertility information, insurance coverage for pre-implantation testing, medication abortion availability, and related resolutions. Most measures received hearings but were postponed for further consideration or amended rather than finalized at this meeting. For residents, this means these proposals are still under review and have not become law; watch for future committee or full Council actions for final decisions.
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- Roll call: Chair Shahana K. Hanif and Members Harvery Epstein, Rita C. Joseph, and Sandy Nurse present; Tiffany L. Cabán absent.
- Oversight hearing on access to reproductive health care for New Yorkers with disabilities (T2026-2009) was held and the oversight was filed by the committee.
- Intro. No. 200 (Int 0200-2026) was heard by the committee and then laid over for later consideration.
- Intro. No. 211 (Int 0211-2026) was heard by the committee and then laid over for later consideration.
- Intro. No. 840 (Int 0840-2026) was heard by the committee and then laid over for later consideration.
- Intro. No. 941 (Int 0941-2026) was heard by the committee and then laid over for later consideration.
- Intro. No. 953 (Int 0953-2026) was heard by the committee and then laid over for later consideration.
- Resolution 0089-2026 was heard, amended by the committee, and later laid over as Res 0089-2026-A.
- Resolution 0108-2026 was heard, amended by the committee, and later laid over as Res 0108-2026-A.
- Resolution 0447-2026 was heard and laid over by the committee.
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Committee on Disabilities
Jun 15, 2026, 12:00 AMCouncil Chambers - City Hallscheduled
Jointly with the Committee on Health and the Committee on Hospitals.
Agenda
- Oversight - Access to Reproductive Health Care for New Yorkers with Disabilities.
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to creating resources for doulas
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to provide information regarding fertility treatment, including insurance coverage of fertility treatment
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring health insurance coverage for pre-implantation testing for city employees
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to develop and offer resources, clinical guidance and training on disability and accessibility in health care settings
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to make medication abortion available at no cost to a patient at all of its sexual health clinics
- Resolution calling on the New York State Assembly to pass A.9175, and the Governor to sign S.2058/A.9175, legislation to require each institution within the State University of New York and the City University of New York to have at least one vending machine making emergency contraception available for purchase
- Resolution calling on the New York State legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.5262/A.3051, legislation creating a refundable tax credit for up to three cycles of in vitro fertilization not covered by insurance
- A resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to introduce and pass, and the Governor to sign, legislation to ensure insurance companies cover the cost of Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidies
- Jointly with the Committee on Health and the Committee on Hospitals
- Roll Call
- Agenda Item
- A resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to introduce and pass, and the Governor to sign, legislation to ensure insurance companies cover the cost of Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidies
- Resolution calling on the New York State legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.5262/A.3051, legislation creating a refundable tax credit for up to three cycles of in vitro fertilization not covered by insurance
- Resolution calling on the New York State legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.5262/A.3051, legislation creating a refundable tax credit for up to three cycles of in vitro fertilization not covered by insurance
- Resolution calling on the New York State legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.5262/A.3051, legislation creating a refundable tax credit for up to three cycles of in vitro fertilization not covered by insurance
- Resolution calling on the New York State Assembly to pass A.9175, and the Governor to sign S.2058/A.9175, legislation to require each institution within the State University of New York and the City University of New York to have at least one vending machine making emergency contraception available for purchase
- Resolution calling on the New York State Assembly to pass A.9175, and the Governor to sign S.2058/A.9175, legislation to require each institution within the State University of New York and the City University of New York to have at least one vending machine making emergency contraception available for purchase
- Resolution calling on the New York State Assembly to pass A.9175, and the Governor to sign S.2058/A.9175, legislation to require each institution within the State University of New York and the City University of New York to have at least one vending machine making emergency contraception available for purchase
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to make medication abortion available at no cost to a patient at all of its sexual health clinics
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to develop and offer resources, clinical guidance and training on disability and accessibility in health care settings
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring health insurance coverage for pre-implantation testing for city employees
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to provide information regarding fertility treatment, including insurance coverage of fertility treatment
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to creating resources for doulas
- Oversight - Access to Reproductive Health Care for New Yorkers with Disabilities.
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