Wednesday, September 23, 2026, 9:30 a.m. (New York City time), 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 1
Committee: Committee on Criminal Justice
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0:19 morning. Welcome to today's
0:22 New York City Council vote at
0:24 this time. Please settle the
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0:29 . You begin. Whoa! Uh, uh uh.
0:29 Thank you and good morning. I
0:41 am Council Member silvina
0:43 Brooks
0:43 , Powers, chair of the
0:45 committee on criminal justice
0:46 .I am joined by council members
0:51 murano narcissists Brewer cab
0:57 on did this song okay. Today,
0:58 the committee will vote on
1:00 proposed introduction number
1:02 246, a sponsored by council
1:05 Crystal.
1:05 Hudson this bill would
1:06 require the department of
1:08 correction to provide
1:09 incarcerated individuals with
1:11 information about the
1:13 institutional funds remaining
1:14 in their accounts before they
1:15 are released from custody and
1:18 established procedures for
1:20 returning those funds
1:22 . Under this legislation,
1:24 individuals would be able to
1:26 receive their institutional
1:27 funds in cash by check or
1:31 after specified implementation
1:32 period through a preloaded
1:36 debit card individuals
1:37 requesting their funds in cash
1:38 or on a preloaded debit card
1:41 would receive them immediately
1:44 upon request the bill would
1:46 also establish procedures for
1:47 individuals to receive funds
1:49 by check and would prohibit
1:51 the department from charging
1:52 any fees for the return of
1:56 these funds. The legislation
1:57 also addresses the transfer of
1:59 institutional funds when an
2:02 incarcerated individual is
2:02 transferred to another
2:04 correctional facility that
2:06 maintains institutional funds
2:08 before such a transfer the
2:09 individual would receive
2:10 written information about how
2:11 they're funds can be
2:12 transferred to the receiving
2:16 facility. These provisions
2:17 would provide clearer and more
2:19 accessible procedures for
2:20 individuals to recover money
2:21 that remains in their accounts
2:23 when they leave the department
2:25 of correction custody,
2:27 ensuring that individuals can
2:28 readily access their own funds
2:30 upon release is particularly
2:31 important as a transition back
2:33 into the community and need
2:35 those funds to address
2:38 immediate expenses. With that.
2:39 I'd like to open the role for
2:41 a vote and I now acts the
2:43 clerk to call the vote
2:44 . Thank you. Good morning
2:46 ,william martin committee
2:47 caloric roll call vote
2:48 committee on criminal justice
2:50 and proposed introduction. 2 4
2:52 6 8 Chair Brooks Powers. I
2:56 vote. Aye. Felice.
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3:03 I Brewer? Yes, darcy's salam
3:13 moron on I with a vote of fiv
3:18 ein the affirmative. Zero the
3:19 sroom. They're all will be held
3:24 open by request of the chair
3:27 .thank you. We're going t
3:27 opause this hearing and we're
3:28 going to roll into the