Meeting Details

Meeting Name: Committee on General Welfare Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/13/2026 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 2
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T2026-1550 *   Oversight - Food Insecurity.Oversight Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Not available
T2026-1550 *   Oversight - Food Insecurity.Oversight Filed, by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 0790-2026 *Rita C. Joseph  Reporting on warming centers.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), in collaboration with the Office of Emergency Management (OEM), to annually submit reports on warming centers in New York City to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council and post such reports on its website. Such reports would include information related to the locations, space types, days and operating hours, number of staff, number of visitors disaggregated by age group and zip code, accessibility and utilization of each warming center operated by DOHMH. Reports would also include an assessment of the geographic availability and accessibility of warming centers to vulnerable populations, and recommendations to improve such availability.Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 0790-2026 *Rita C. Joseph  Reporting on warming centers.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), in collaboration with the Office of Emergency Management (OEM), to annually submit reports on warming centers in New York City to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council and post such reports on its website. Such reports would include information related to the locations, space types, days and operating hours, number of staff, number of visitors disaggregated by age group and zip code, accessibility and utilization of each warming center operated by DOHMH. Reports would also include an assessment of the geographic availability and accessibility of warming centers to vulnerable populations, and recommendations to improve such availability.Laid Over by Committee  Action details Not available
Res 0021-2026 *Alexa Avilés  Establish a SNAP and cash assistance fraud victims compensation fund. (A03578/S00403)ResolutionCalling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, A03578/S00403 to establish a SNAP and cash assistance fraud victims compensation fundHearing Held by Committee  Action details Not available
Res 0021-2026 *Alexa Avilés  Establish a SNAP and cash assistance fraud victims compensation fund. (A03578/S00403)ResolutionCalling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, A03578/S00403 to establish a SNAP and cash assistance fraud victims compensation fundLaid Over by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 0854-2026 *Susan Zhuang PreconsideredCreating a SNAP anti-fraud officer and fraud awareness campaign.IntroductionThis bill would create the role of SNAP Anti-Fraud Officer within the Department of Social Services (DSS). The SNAP Anti-Fraud Officer would be required to identify locations with the highest instances of fraud, determine proactive measures to notify SNAP recipients of fraud, identify procedures to prevent fraud, coordinate with non-profits and organizations on fraud cases, and provide an annual report on SNAP fraud in New York City. The annual report would include details on the areas where the highest incidence of SNAP fraud cases occurred in the prior year, responses DSS took to address SNAP fraud cases, and any best practices and procedures DSS identified to respond to SNAP fraud.Hearing on P-C Item by Comm  Action details Not available
Int 0854-2026 *Susan Zhuang  Creating a SNAP anti-fraud officer and fraud awareness campaign.IntroductionThis bill would create the role of SNAP Anti-Fraud Officer within the Department of Social Services (DSS). The SNAP Anti-Fraud Officer would be required to identify locations with the highest instances of fraud, determine proactive measures to notify SNAP recipients of fraud, identify procedures to prevent fraud, coordinate with non-profits and organizations on fraud cases, and provide an annual report on SNAP fraud in New York City. The annual report would include details on the areas where the highest incidence of SNAP fraud cases occurred in the prior year, responses DSS took to address SNAP fraud cases, and any best practices and procedures DSS identified to respond to SNAP fraud.P-C Item Laid Over by Comm  Action details Not available
Res 0426-2026 *Lynn C. Schulman Preconsidered“Hot Foods Act of 2025" (S.1202/H.R.2512).Resolution Hearing on P-C Item by Comm  Action details Not available
Res 0426-2026 *Lynn C. Schulman  “Hot Foods Act of 2025" (S.1202/H.R.2512).Resolution P-C Item Laid Over by Comm  Action details Not available