Request for a public hearing
Hold hearing on Boston Human Rights Commission elimination
Last activity June 18, 2026 (3 months ago)
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Introduced
June 1, 2026
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In committee
The committee decides whether to send it to the full council.
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Council vote
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Adopted
The City Council adopted a hearing order to examine the proposed elimination of the Boston Human Rights Commission in the FY27 Operating Budget. The order questions absorption of its functions by Equity Cabinet departments and potential impacts on civil rights enforcement, language access, and public trust. The committee is asked to invite Equity Cabinet representatives and other parties to attend.
Affects Boston residents
Filed by Enrique Pepén, Erin Murphy, Julia Mejia, Ruthzee Louijeune, John FitzGerald, Liz Breadon, Brian Worrell, Ed Flynn, and Miniard Culpepper
Now with the Committee on Civil Rights, Racial Equity, and Immigrant Advancement
About Budget & Finance and Civil Rights & Immigration
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Official title
Order for a hearing to examine the elimination of the Boston Human Rights Commission in the FY27 operating budget.
Timeline
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June 3, 2026
Referred to
City Council
On motion of Councilor Culpepper, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors Flynn and Worrell as original co sponsors. Referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Racial Equity, and Immigrant Advancement.