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Committee on Women and Gender Equity

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

TL;DR

The Committee on Women and Gender Equity held an oversight hearing and considered multiple resolutions addressing harassment protections, LGBTQ+ youth rights in schools, federal civil rights legislation, and recognition of LGBTQ+ historical figures. The meeting focused on advocating for state and federal legislative action rather than local policy decisions.

Key Decisions

  • Oversight hearing on harassment protections in digital and physical spaces Hearing held
  • Resolution supporting NY State legislation for LGBTQ+ student protections Outcome not specified in agenda
  • Resolution supporting federal LGBTQIA+ legislative package Outcome not specified in agenda
  • Resolution celebrating Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera Outcome not specified in agenda
  • Resolution supporting H.R. 3562 (DEFIANCE Act) for non-consensual intimate digital forgeries Outcome not specified in agenda
Agenda PDF

Agenda

  1. T2026-1584 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 Technology