Committee on Women and Gender Equity meeting
January 28, 2026, 9:30 AM
VOTE*
The Committee on Women and Gender Equity held a hearing and voted to advance Int 1297-2025, which the mayor had vetoed, to strengthen the city's gender-motivated violence protection law.
What was discussed
- Chair Farías explains the veto override of the gender-motivated violence bill (Int 1297-A) Council Member Amanda C. Farías opened the Committee on Women and Gender Equity's vote to override former Mayor Adams's Christmas Eve veto of Introduction 1297-A, which restores an 18-month lookback window creating a civil cause of action for gender-motivated violence and clarifies that institutions
- Committee votes 5-0 to override the veto The committee voted 5-0 to readopt Introduction 1297-A and file veto message M 0014-2026, with Chair Farías and Council Members Jennifer Gutiérrez, Lynn C. Schulman, Shirley Aldebol, and Kayla Santosuosso voting aye (the roll was held open for Santosuosso to join).
Agenda
2 items
- Int 1297-2025 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the gender-motivated violence protection law Approved by Committee
- M 0014-2026 Communication from the Mayor – Veto and disapproval of Introductory Number 1297-A of 2025 - A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the gender-motivated violence protection law. Filed by Committee