Committee to Combat Hate meeting
March 26, 2026, 10:00 AM
VOTE*
The Committee to Combat Hate held hearings on five bills and advanced all of them: security perimeter plans for houses of worship (Int 0001) and educational facilities (Int 0175), emergency planning for religious and nonprofit organizations (Int 0297), a hate crime discrimination reporting hotline (Int 0388), and a Department of Education program distributing social media risk materials to students (Int 0022). The full Council approved all five bills the same day.
What was discussed
- Chair Salaam recaps the hearing and presents the anti-hate legislative package Chair Yusef Salaam described the five-bill package aimed at rising hate, recalling testimony the prior month from the NYPD, the Commission on Human Rights, advocates and the public, and said that feedback informed amendments. The package: Intro 1-B (Speaker Menin) and 175-B (Dinowitz) on security
- Council Member Dinowitz makes the case for security-perimeter bills at schools and houses of worship Council Member Eric Dinowitz spoke in support of Intros 1 and 175, describing fear at schools and houses of worship and saying the bills would require the NYPD to develop plans — with a 45-day public-comment window and designated points of contact — for security perimeters, providing transparency
- Committee vote: anti-hate package adopted, with a split vote on the schools bill (Int 175-B) The committee adopted the package. Members Schulman, Mealy and Sanchez explained supportive votes; Council Member Julie Won abstained on Intro 175-B and Council Member Shekar Krishnan voted no on it. Intro 175-B passed 4–1–1 while the other bills were adopted 6–0.
Agenda
5 items
- Int 0001-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to a plan regarding security perimeters adjacent to places of religious worship Approved by Committee
- Int 0022-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of education to distribute materials to students about the risks of social media and online hate Approved by Committee
- Int 0175-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to a plan regarding security perimeters adjacent to educational facilities Approved by Committee
- Int 0297-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to emergency planning for religious and non-profit institutions Approved by Committee
- Int 0388-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing a hotline to report discriminatory harassment and unlawful discriminatory practices Approved by Committee