Health
BOL Meeting Minutes -
Published Draft
800 Michaelian Office Bldg.
148 Martine Avenue, 8th Floor
White Plains, NY 10601
Committee Chair: Jewel Williams Johnson
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
11:00 AM
Committee Room
CALL TO ORDER
Please note: Meetings of the Board of Legislators and its committees are held at the
Michaelian Office Building, 148 Martine Avenue, 8th Floor, White Plains, New York, 10601,
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the links to documents to be discussed at a given meeting.
Legislator Emiljana Ulaj will be participating remotely from 520 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, New
York 10591
With a quorum present, Chair Williams Johnson called the meeting to order at 11:08AM.
Others in Attendance: GUESTS: Dr. Jonathan Avery (remote), Ellen Bloom, Dr. Sherlita Amler,
Michael Orth and Trevor Payne; BOL: Sebastian Loreti, Ralph Esposito and Dayana
Gómez-Holguín
Legislator Williams Johnson and Legislator Barr
Present:
Legislator Imamura, Legislator Pierce and Legislator Ulaj
Absent:
MINUTES APPROVAL
1.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 11:00am
This was continued
2.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:00am
This was continued
I.
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
The implications of the use of kratom
