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Meeting Name: Committee on Health Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/14/2025 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 1
*Please note: Testimony will not be taken at this meeting
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Int 0967-2024 *Robert F. Holden Meeting pursuant to Council Rule 7.110Carriage horses and horse drawn cabs.IntroductionThis bill would wind down the horse drawn cab industry by prohibiting the issuance of new licenses used in the operation of horse drawn cabs. The operation of such cabs would be prohibited beginning June 1, 2026. This bill would require humane disposition of carriage horses, prohibiting their sale or transfer for the purposes of slaughter or use in another horse drawn cab business. This bill would require the department of consumer and worker protection to administer a workforce development program for drivers and other workers engaged in the horse drawn cab industry in order to facilitate their transition to other fields of employment.Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 0967-2024 *Robert F. Holden  Carriage horses and horse drawn cabs.IntroductionThis bill would wind down the horse drawn cab industry by prohibiting the issuance of new licenses used in the operation of horse drawn cabs. The operation of such cabs would be prohibited beginning June 1, 2026. This bill would require humane disposition of carriage horses, prohibiting their sale or transfer for the purposes of slaughter or use in another horse drawn cab business. This bill would require the department of consumer and worker protection to administer a workforce development program for drivers and other workers engaged in the horse drawn cab industry in order to facilitate their transition to other fields of employment.Defeated by CommitteeFail Action details Not available