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NYC Council · Int 0431-2026 · Committee

Holding quarterly meetings on maternal mortality efforts.

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Introduced Jan 29, 2026
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Officially: “A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to holding quarterly meetings on maternal mortality efforts Read the full text

Hospitals

What it does

This bill would require the department of health and mental hygiene to convene quarterly meetings on efforts to combat maternal mortality taking place in the city focusing on issues hospitals are facing and how to best mitigate them. Stakeholders to be invited to the quarterly meetings include health and hospitals corporation, the chair of the committee on health and the chair of the committee on hospitals.
Summary written by City Council staff, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite with cited sections coming. Not legal advice.

Where it is

Introduced by Council · Jan 29, 2026
Referred to Comm by Council · Jan 29, 2026 · the latest recorded action

Who decides next

This bill sits with the Hospitals committee. These members decide whether it ever reaches a vote; 99% of bills a committee approves become law.

Mercedes Narcisse · chairAmanda C. FaríasHarvey D. EpsteinJennifer GutiérrezPierina Ana SanchezSelvena N. Brooks-PowersShirley Aldebol

Official documents

Straight from the Council record: fiscal impact statements, committee reports, and hearing transcripts as filed.

The numbers

3
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Lynn C. SchulmanFarah N. LouisSandra Ung

Who is lobbying on this

From 6 City Clerk eLobbyist filings naming this bill (2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Referred to Comm by Council (Jan 29, 2026).