"Intro 22," the bill that became the Restoration Act, was approved by the City Council's Committee on General Welfare, which then sent the bill to the full Council accompanied by a Committee Report, dated August 17, 2005. Also available at 2005 New York City Legislative Annual 536-39.
During the Council Meeting at which the Restoration Act was passed, this testimony was cited as "an excellent guide to the intent and consequences of legislation we pass today." [See Statement of Council Member Palma, below.]
The July 8, 2005 statement from the Brennan Center for Justice, analyzing and urging support for the Restoration Act. [This statement was also cited on the floor of the Council as important to the Committee on General Welfare; see Statement of Council Member Palma, below.]
The August 1, 2005 letter from what was then known as the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, urging support for the Restoration Act. This letter was also cited on the floor of the Council as important to the Committee on General Welfare; see Statement of Council Member Palma, below.]
Council Member Palma, a member of the Committee on General Welfare, brought the attention of her colleagues to the intent and consequences of the legislation during the September 15, 2005 meeting at which the Restoration was considered and passed by the full Council.
The Restoration Act was was signed into law on October 3, 2005. On that day, Council Member Gale Brewer, the Chief Sponsor of the Restoration Act, issued a press release setting out some of the provisions of the Act, and her statement about the particular importance of the enhanced liberal construction provision of the law [Admin. Code § 8-130].
Full Text of the Restoration Act (PDF - 129.59 KB)
Committee Report (PDF - 89.74 KB)
A Return to Eyes on the Prize: Litigating Under the Restored NYC Human Rights Law
Anti-Discrimination Center Testimony (PDF - 189.01 KB)
Brennan Center Statement (PDF - 86.36 KB)
New York City Bar Association Letter (PDF - 87.15 KB)
Statement of Council Member Annabel Palma
Council Member Brewer's Statement Marking Enactment of Restoration Act (PDF - 284.83 KB)
The Restoration Act was was signed into law on October 3, 2005. On that day, Council Member Gale Brewer, the Chief Sponsor of the Restoration Act, issued a press release setting out some of the provisions of the Act, and her statement about the particular importance of the enhanced liberal construction provision of the law [Admin. Code § 8-130].