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Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection · Apr 29, 2026

Wednesdayat least 1 h 52 min3 officials identified5 public speakers1 agenda itemRoll call: 6 present, 3 absent (clerk)Video: Viebit

The committee opened a hearing on bills including Intros 285, 286, 417, 685, 837 and 847, and Resolutions 387, 389 and 395.

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14 of 20 meetings transcribed, Oct 24, 2025 to Oct 22, 2026.This meeting: Apr 29, 2026

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  1. 0:51This bill would establish an Office of Insurance Affordability. The office would provide information on types of consumer insurance and issue generalized guidance for consumers on selecting insurance plans; track legal a

What happened

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  1. The committee opened a hearing on bills including Intros 285, 286, 417, 685, 837 and 847, and Resolutions 387, 389 and 395.0:20
  2. A presenter from the Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice testified on Intro 285 and the Office of Utility Advocate.15:47
  3. The Commissioner of the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection testified on Intros 285, 286, 417, 685, 837 and 847.20:53
  4. No one else came forward to testify, and the hearing was announced as adjourned.1:52:47

Who spoke

3 officials identified · talk time, most first.

Roll call: 6 present, 0 excused, 3 absent. From the clerkPublic comment: 5 speakers.

How we count

Each summary sentence is checked against the transcript before it is published; in a blind check, 144 of 150 sentences were right. A voice gets an official’s name only when two AI readers and a code check agree, so the minutes undercount and are not attendance. Officials only: members of the public are counted, never named, shown or quoted, and full transcripts aren’t published because they can carry their names. More on how we know

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Hamlet, “Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection, Apr 29, 2026: New York.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/nyc/consumer-and-worker-protection/meetings/2026-04-29. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of Apr 29, 2026.