NYC Council Introduction 912

intro.nyc/0912-2024 2024-2025 Legislative Session Enacted
Requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to develop and distribute parenting resource materials to parents and guardians of newborn children.
Sponsored by Jennifer Gutiérrez
Introduced: May 23, 2024

This bill would require the department of health and mental hygiene to develop materials that identify resources for parents and guardians of newborn children and would require the department to distribute such information to new parents and guardians after receiving the registration of any birth. The bill would also require the department of health and mental hygiene to maintain a searchable directory on community-based organizations supporting maternal health available on their website.

Approved by Committee October 10, 2024

Committee on Women and Gender Equity Votes 5:0:0
Farah N. Louis (Affirmative)
Tiffany Cabán (Affirmative)
Jennifer Gutiérrez (Affirmative)
Kevin C. Riley (Affirmative)
Inna Vernikov (Affirmative)

Approved by Council October 10, 2024

Votes 50:0:0
Adrienne E. Adams (Affirmative)
Diana I. Ayala (Affirmative)
Shaun Abreu (Affirmative)
Joann Ariola (Affirmative)
Alexa Avilés (Affirmative)
Chris Banks (Affirmative)
Joseph C. Borelli (Affirmative)
Erik D. Bottcher (Affirmative)
Justin L. Brannan (Affirmative)
Gale A. Brewer (Affirmative)
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers (Affirmative)
Tiffany Cabán (Affirmative)
David M. Carr (Affirmative)
Carmen N. De La Rosa (Affirmative)
Eric Dinowitz (Affirmative)
Amanda Farías (Affirmative)
Oswald Feliz (Affirmative)
James F. Gennaro (Affirmative)
Jennifer Gutiérrez (Affirmative)
Shahana K. Hanif (Affirmative)
Kamillah Hanks (Affirmative)
Robert F. Holden (Affirmative)
Crystal Hudson (Affirmative)
Rita C. Joseph (Affirmative)
Shekar Krishnan (Affirmative)
Linda Lee (Affirmative)
Farah N. Louis (Affirmative)
Kristy Marmorato (Affirmative)
Christopher Marte (Affirmative)
Darlene Mealy (Absent)
Julie Menin (Affirmative)
Francisco P. Moya (Affirmative)
Mercedes Narcisse (Affirmative)
Sandy Nurse (Affirmative)
Chi A. Ossé (Affirmative)
Vickie Paladino (Affirmative)
Keith Powers (Affirmative)
Lincoln Restler (Affirmative)
Kevin C. Riley (Affirmative)
Carlina Rivera (Affirmative)
Yusef Salaam (Affirmative)
Rafael Salamanca, Jr. (Affirmative)
Pierina Ana Sanchez (Affirmative)
Lynn C. Schulman (Affirmative)
Althea V. Stevens (Affirmative)
Sandra Ung (Affirmative)
Inna Vernikov (Affirmative)
Nantasha M. Williams (Affirmative)
Julie Won (Affirmative)
Kalman Yeger (Affirmative)
Susan Zhuang (Affirmative)