Committee approves amended local law establishing NYC 988 task force
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The New York City Council Committee on Mental Health and Substance Use met May 14, 2026 at 250 Broadway (Hearing Room 2). Chair Tiffany L. Cabán presided. The committee held a hearing on Int. No. 741 (2026), considered an amendment (Proposed Int. No. 741-A / Int. 0741-2026-A), and approved the amended introduction. Six members voted in the affirmative; one member (Althea V. Stevens) was absent. The measure concerns creation of a Department of Health and Mental Hygiene task force on NYC 988 and related public education and reporting requirements. Multiple attachments and prior hearing materials were noted in the record.
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- Held a committee hearing on Int. No. 741 (2026) regarding NYC 988.
- Amendment proposed and adopted as Int. 0741-2026-A.
- Int. 0741-2026-A was approved by the committee (Affirmative: Cabán, Aldebol, Ariola, Felder, Hankerson, Lee; Absent: Stevens).
- Committee record includes summaries, committee reports, fiscal impact statements, hearing testimony and transcripts, and proposed legislation versions.
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Committee on Mental Health and Substance Use
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- A Local Law in relation to the establishment of a department of health and mental hygiene task force on NYC 988, and to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to a public education campaign and reporting on NYC 988
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- A Local Law in relation to the establishment of a department of health and mental hygiene task force on NYC 988, and to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to a public education campaign and reporting on NYC 988
- A Local Law in relation to the establishment of a department of health and mental hygiene task force on NYC 988, and to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to a public education campaign and reporting on NYC 988
- A Local Law in relation to the establishment of a department of health and mental hygiene task force on NYC 988, and to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to a public education campaign and reporting on NYC 988
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