Committee on Health approves Intro. No. 547-B after amendment; recorded as requiring agency rule‑making

The Committee on Health approved Intro. No. 547-B (Int 0547-2026) during its Sept. 10, 2026 meeting at City Hall. The docket for the item lists prior committee reports, hearing transcripts and proposed versions (547-A, 547-B). The committee's minutes record that an amendment was proposed and that the Introduction was subsequently amended by the committee prior to a roll-call approval; the transcript does not identify who made the motion to approve.

The roll call recorded seven affirmative votes: Chair Lynn C. Schulman and Members Joann Ariola, Carmen N. De La Rosa, Simcha Felder, James F. Gennaro, Mercedes Narcisse and Carl Wilson. Christopher Marte was recorded absent and Harvey D. Epstein was listed as 'Medical' on the attendance line. The minutes mark the item as "Int 0547-2026-B Agency Rule‑making Required." No further substantive debate or staff implementation timeline appears in the provided transcript.