Int 1216-2025
Cosmetology establishments displaying resources regarding gender-based violence.
IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Women and Gender Equityintroduced 2025-03-12Local Law 2025/198
Enacted as Local Law 2025/198.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2025-03-12Passed: 2025-12-25Enacted: 2025-12-25
Summary
This bill would require the Office to End Gender-Based Violence (ENDGBV) to create posters that includes information about gender-based violence services available in the city and to provide such posters to hair, nail, and skincare salons at no cost. This bill would also require hair, nail, and skincare salons to display such posters.
Committee on Women and Gender Equity — Issues relating to advancing the economic mobility, social inclusion, leadership and civic participation of women and girls, domestic violence, Office to End Gender-Based Violence and the Commission on Gender Equity.
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This bill: 257 days in committee
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Sponsors (27)
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2025-03-12 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2025-03-12 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2025-10-16 · Committee on Women and Gender Equity
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2025-10-16 · Committee on Women and Gender Equity
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2025-11-25 · Committee on Women and Gender Equity
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2025-11-25 · Committee on Women and Gender Equity
ActionAmended by Committee
2025-11-25 · Committee on Women and Gender Equity
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2025-11-25 · Committee on Women and Gender Equity
AdvancedApproved by Council
2025-11-25 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2025-11-25 · City Council
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2025-12-25 · Administration
ActionReturned Unsigned by Mayor
2025-12-26 · City Council
Votes (5)
Aye (5)
Farah N. LouisJennifer GutiérrezKevin C. RileyInna VernikovTiffany L. Cabán
Heard at (4)
City Council · 2025-11-25 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Women and Gender Equity · 2025-11-25 · 12:00 PM · 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 1
Committee on Women and Gender Equity · 2025-10-16 · 1:00 PM · 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 1
City Council · 2025-03-12 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (20)
- Summary of Int. No. 1216-A
- Summary of Int. No. 1216
- Int. No. 1216
- March 12, 2025 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 3-12-25
- Committee Report 10/16/25
- Fiscal Impact Statement - City Council
- Fiscal Impact Statement - OMB
- Hearing Testimony 10/16/25
- Hearing Transcript 10/16/25
- Proposed Int. No. 1216-A - 11/18/25
- Committee Report 11/25/25
- Hearing Transcript 11/25/25
- Committee Report - Stated Meeting
- November 25, 2025 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Int. No. 1216-A (FINAL)
- Int. No. 1216-A - Fiscal Impact Statement - City Council
- Int. No. 1216-A - Fiscal Impact Statement - OMB
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 11-25-25
- Local Law 198
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Section 3-182 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding new subdivisions d and e to read as follows:
d. The office shall create a poster that includes information regarding services available in the city to address gender-based violence, including, but not limited to, free hotline services. Such poster shall be provided to cosmetology establishments at no cost and shall be made available in each of the designated citywide languages, as such term is defined in section 23-1101. The office shall provide minimum requirements for cosmetology establishments that choose to design and print their own poster.
e. Every cosmetology establishment shall post in a conspicuous place, easily visible to all customers, a poster created pursuant to subdivision d of this section in a language of their choice.
� 2. This local law takes effect 90 days after it becomes law, except that subdivision e of section 3-182 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by section 1 of this local law, takes effect 180 days after it becomes law.
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