Committee Meeting

Committee on Civil and Human Rights

Name: Committee on Civil and Human Rights Meeting
Start: 2019-02-27T00:00:00
Location: Council Chambers - City Hall

February 27, 201910:00 AMCouncil Chambers - City Hall

The Committee on Civil and Human Rights met on February 27, 2019 and held hearings on 14 bills.

Agenda

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Jointly with the Committee on Public Safety, the Committee on Justice System and the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing
Roll Call

Legislation

14 bills discussed — 14 hearing held

Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act

Res 0075-2018

NYCHA to add unlawful possession of marijuana and criminal possession of marijuana in the 4th & 5th degrees to its list of “overlooked offenses.

Res 0296-2018

Remedies disparate burdens placed on people of color in the enforcement of marijuana prohibition by reinvesting tax revenue generated from legal marijuana in their communities and encouraging their participation in the legal marijuana industry.

Res 0744-2019

Marijuana Justice Act of 2017 (S.1689)

Res 0743-2019

Expunge the records of all city misdemeanor marijuana convictions.

Res 0641-2018

Legislation that prioritizes individuals with prior marihuana convictions in issuing licenses to sell recreational marihuana and requires other applicants for marihuana licenses to support the hiring of such individuals.

Res 0741-2019

Ensure that any law passed to legalize the market for the adult use of cannabis allows the City to enact its own regulatory measures on issues unique to its location including the home delivery and cultivation of cannabis in NYC.

Res 0734-2019

Grants NYC agencies the authority to regulate local licensing of the adult-use cannabis market in the City.

Res 0737-2019

Prohibiting vertical integration and promoting small business growth in the recreational marijuana industry.

Res 0738-2019

Prohibition of drug testing for pre-employment hiring procedures

Int 1445-2019

Drug testing not permitted by the department of probation.

Int 1427-2019

Grants localities the authority to regulate public consumption within their jurisdictions, including the authority to determine whether to enact any penalties and how to enforce such penalties.

Res 0742-2019

Reclassifying of THC and all other marijuana based products from a controlled substance to the equivalent of flower marijuana.

Res 0745-2019

Oversight - Marijuana Legalization: Equity and Justice for NYC.

T2019-3899

Documents

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Meeting Agenda

2/5/2019

Meeting Minutes