File #: Int 0297-2026    Version: Name: Emergency planning for religious and non-profit institutions.
Type: Introduction Status: Laid Over in Committee
Committee: Committee to Combat Hate
On agenda: 1/29/2026
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to emergency planning for religious and non-profit institutions
Sponsors: Virginia Maloney , Eric Dinowitz, Farah N. Louis, Lynn C. Schulman, Gale A. Brewer, Oswald J. Feliz, Yusef Salaam, Elsie Encarnación, Shaun Abreu, Sandra Ung, Kamillah Hanks, Linda Lee, Vickie Paladino, Joann Ariola , Inna Vernikov
Council Member Sponsors: 15
Summary: This legislation would require an agency or office designated by the mayor, in consultation with the police department, to provide religious and nonprofit institutions with support in establishing and maintaining emergency plans. Such plans shall include, but not be limited to, establishing protocols to address threats of violence and safely evacuate premises as needed.
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 297-A, 2. Summary of Int. No. 297, 3. Int. No. 297, 4. January 29, 2026 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 5. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 1-29-26, 6. Fiscal Impact Statement - City Council, 7. Committee Report 2/25/26, 8. Hearing Testimony 2/25/26, 9. Hearing Testimony 2/25/26 additional 1, 10. Hearing Testimony 2/25/26 additional 2, 11. Appearance Cards 2/25/26, 12. Hearing Transcript 2/25/26, 13. Proposed Int. No. 297-A - 3/19/26
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2/25/2026*Virginia Maloney Committee to Combat Hate Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
2/25/2026*Virginia Maloney Committee to Combat Hate Laid Over by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
1/29/2026*Virginia Maloney City Council Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
1/29/2026*Virginia Maloney City Council Introduced by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available

Proposed Int. No. 297-A

 

By Council Members Maloney, Dinowitz, Louis, Schulman, Brewer, Feliz, Salaam, Encarnación, Abreu, Ung, Hanks, Lee, Paladino, Ariola and Vernikov

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to emergency planning for religious and non-profit institutions

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1. Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 10-189 to read as follows:

§ 10-189 Emergency plans for religious and non-profit institutions. a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

Emergency plan. The term “emergency plan” means a plan for a religious or non-profit institution to prepare for and respond to an emergency, including information or guidance on identifying and mitigating safety risks and threats, maintaining or restoring order, evacuating premises safely as needed during an emergency, and adopting best practices for institution representatives, such as administrators, teachers, and other on-site personnel, regarding actions to take before, during and after an emergency.

Religious or non-profit institution. The term “religious or non-profit institution” means a building or space that any corporation or association organized or conducted exclusively for religious, charitable, hospital, or educational purposes, including, but not limited to an organization that qualifies as an exempt organization pursuant to paragraph 3 of subdivision c of section 501 of the internal revenue code, owns, leases, or routinely uses as a meeting place for such corporation or association, including a meeting of such corporation or association that includes members of the public.

b. The police department shall provide support to an owner or operator of a religious or non-profit institution that requests support in establishing and maintaining an emergency plan.

§ 2. This local law takes effect July 1, 2026.

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