Items referred to, pending in, or held by a committee.
Next: The committee decides whether to send it to the full council.
2026-0194 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced January 15, 2026
The City Council ordered a hearing to audit Boston’s procurement processes, procedures, and progress.
updated September 2, 2026
2026-0475 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced March 2, 2026
The City Council filed a hearing order to review Rule 15, which governs filing matters that may duplicate or differ in subtopic.
updated August 13, 2026
2026-1338 · Request for a public hearing · Allston and Brighton · Introduced July 6, 2026
The City Council ordered a hearing to discuss reestablishing the Allston post office location and to review impacts on Allston-Brighton residents, small businesses, and immigrant communities.
updated July 9, 2026
2026-1101 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced May 26, 2026
This matter requests a City Council hearing to discuss Boston’s Main Streets Programs and the Wolf & Company audit released in December 2025.
updated June 5, 2026
2026-0633 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced March 21, 2026
This matter orders a hearing to review how the City Council budgets amendments are proposed, reviewed, funded, and reported.
updated June 1, 2026
2026-1005 · Formal position, not binding · Introduced May 11, 2026
The City Council's matter, introduced May 11, 2026 and referred May 13, 2026, calls for a temporary pause on new vertical construction at White Stadium in Franklin Park.
updated May 18, 2026
2026-0929 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced May 4, 2026
The matter titled Order for a meeting to review the Boston City Council rules was introduced on May 4, 2026 and referred by City Council to the Committee on Rules, Ethics, and Administration.
updated May 7, 2026
2026-0866 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced April 27, 2026
This matter authorizes an annual hearing to discuss the City of Boston Planning Department’s performance, transparency, and the 2026 annual report.
updated April 30, 2026
2026-0410 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced February 23, 2026
The City Council ordered a hearing to examine the history, current structure, and potential modernization of the Boston City Charter in advance of the city’s 400th anniversary.
updated April 24, 2026
2026-0778 · Council directive · Introduced April 6, 2026
This matter requests amending Rule 46 of the Boston City Council Rules for the 2026-2027 municipal years by striking the number 12 from the start of the second sentence.
updated April 9, 2026
2026-0777 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced April 6, 2026
The City Council ordered a hearing to discuss the Office of Neighborhood Services (ONS), its role, responsibilities, and current staffing levels in light of Boston's reported budget shortfall of more than $100 million.
updated April 9, 2026
2026-0634 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced March 23, 2026
The City Council is seeking a hearing to examine citywide spending controls and hiring constraints in March 2026.
updated March 25, 2026
2026-0355 · Formal position, not binding · Introduced February 9, 2026
The Boston City Council referred a Resolution affirming Boston’s Ranked Choice Voting Home Rule Petition to the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Election Laws.
updated March 25, 2026
2026-0186 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced January 23, 2026
The City Council referred an order to hold a public hearing examining how the city contracts, reports on supplier diversity, and distributes opportunities for major civic and sporting events.
updated March 20, 2026
2026-0506 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced March 6, 2026
The City Council held a hearing order to examine how Boston can modernize its permitting systems to improve accessibility, including moving permit applications online and providing real-time status updates.
updated March 12, 2026
2026-0411 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced February 23, 2026
The City Council ordered a hearing to explore amending a special law to allow ballots in more languages and remove language barriers.
updated February 27, 2026
2026-0414 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced February 23, 2026
The Flynn Order for a hearing on establishing a Committee on Civility in the City of Boston was referred by the City Council on February 25, 2026.
updated February 27, 2026
2026-0191 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced January 15, 2026
The City Council referred an order to hold a hearing addressing jail-based voting issues and barriers faced by incarcerated residents.
updated February 10, 2026
2026-0209 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced January 23, 2026
The City Council order directs a hearing to explore technical assistance and targeted funding for civic associations.
updated February 10, 2026
Next: The committee decides whether to send it to the full council for a vote.
2026-1413 · New city law · Introduced July 17, 2026
The OPAT Reform Ordinance would update the Office of Police Accountability and Transparency rules to improve timeliness, public reporting, and concurrent investigations with criminal cases.
updated July 27, 2026
2026-1415 · New city law · Introduced July 17, 2026
This ordinance would require the Streets Cabinet, Transportation Department, and Public Works to issue an annual report on all streets projects.
updated July 23, 2026
2026-0160 · New city law · Introduced January 26, 2026
The ordinance would create a City of Boston identification card available to residents regardless of race, gender identity, immigration status, or housing situation.
updated July 17, 2026
2026-1054 · Request to the state · Introduced May 18, 2026
This matter is a City Council petition to reform Rule 17F, which governs how the Mayor provides information to the Council.
updated May 21, 2026
2026-0583 · Request to the state · Introduced March 12, 2026
This matter proposes a home rule petition to allow all legal Boston residents who are 18 or older to vote in local elections.
updated March 19, 2026
2026-0388 · New city law · Introduced February 20, 2026
The ordinance would modernize and increase transparency at the Zoning Board of Appeal by requiring public access to notices, records, and a searchable database, plus biannual reporting by neighborhood, ethics training, and translated access.
updated February 26, 2026