tldrgov

Committee on General Welfare

Thursday, December 4, 2025 · 11:00 AM AM · 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 2

TL;DR

The City Council's Committee on General Welfare approved a new law that would limit how much rent recipients of rental assistance vouchers have to pay out of their own pockets. The Mayor vetoed this bill, but the committee moved forward and passed it anyway, sending it back to the full City Council for a final vote.

Key Decisions

  • Rental Assistance Voucher Law - Limit household rent contribution Passed
  • Mayor's Veto of Rental Assistance Voucher Law Filed (veto received but committee proceeded with passage)
Agenda PDF Minutes PDF Video

Agenda

  1. Int 1372-2025 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to limiting the household rent contribution for recipients of a rental assistance voucher
    Introduction
    Action: Hearing Held by Committee

    This Introduction was Hearing Held by Committee

  2. M 0194-2025 Communication from the Mayor – Veto and disapproval of Introductory Number 1372 - A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to limiting the household rent contribution for recipients of a rental assistance voucher
    Mayor's Message
    Action: Hearing Held by Committee

    This Mayor's Message was Hearing Held by Committee

  3. Roll Call
  4. M 0194-2025 Communication from the Mayor – Veto and disapproval of Introductory Number 1372 - A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to limiting the household rent contribution for recipients of a rental assistance voucher
    Mayor's Message
    Action: Filed by Committee

    This Mayor's Message was Filed by Committee

  5. Int 1372-2025 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to limiting the household rent contribution for recipients of a rental assistance voucher
    Introduction
    Action: Approved by Committee Passed

    This Introduction was Approved by Committee