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Committee on Technology

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 · 10:00 AM AM · 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 3

TL;DR

The Committee on Technology held a joint hearing with the Committee on Women and Gender Equity focused on digital safety, civil rights protections, and LGBTQ+ advocacy. The committee considered multiple resolutions addressing harassment protections, education policy, federal legislation, and historical recognition of LGBTQ+ pioneers.

Key Decisions

  • Oversight hearing on harassment protections for women and gender expansive people in digital and physical spaces Hearing held
  • Resolution calling on NY Legislature to pass LGBTQ+ student protections in K-12 schools Considered
  • Resolution calling on Congress to pass federal LGBTQIA+ legislation package Considered
  • Resolution celebrating contributions of Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera to LGBTQ+ rights Considered
  • Resolution calling on Congress to pass H.R. 3562 (DEFIANCE Act) providing civil remedies for non-consensual intimate digital forgeries Considered
Agenda PDF

Agenda

  1. T2026-1644 Oversight - Protections against harassment in digital and physical spaces for women and gender expansive people.
    Oversight
  2. Res 0250-2026 Resolution calling upon the New York Legislature to pass and the Governor to sign legislation to ensure equal educational opportunity, basic civil rights protections and laws and policies that prohibit bias-based victimization, exclusion, and erasure of LGBTQ+ young people in K-12 New York State schools, as called for in GLSEN’s 2023-2024 “Rise Up for Youth” campaign
    Resolution
  3. Res 0251-2026 Resolution calling on Congress to pass, and the President to sign, the LGBTQIA+ package of legislation currently before Congress
    Resolution
  4. Res 0252-2026 Resolution celebrating the contributions of Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera to the LGBTQ+ rights movement in the United States
    Resolution
  5. Res 0352-2026 A Resolution calling on the United States Congress to pass, and the President to sign, H.R. 3562, the DEFIANCE Act of 2025, to provide a federal civil cause of action for victims of non-consensual intimate digital forgeries.
    Resolution
  6. Jointly with the Committee on Women and Gender Equity