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B26-0036 • 2025

Clemency Board Waiver Authority Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Clemency Board Waiver Authority Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
at the request of the Mayor
Last action
2025-03-28
Official status
Enacted
Effective date
Not listed

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Clemency Board Waiver Authority Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Clemency Board Waiver Authority Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

What This Bill Does

  • Clemency Board Waiver Authority Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

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Bill History

  1. 2025-03-28 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0027 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 003320, Expires on Jun 18, 2025

  2. 2025-03-20 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0027, Expires on Jun 18, 2025

  3. 2025-03-20 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  4. 2025-03-11 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Mar 25, 2025

  5. 2025-03-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  6. 2025-01-21 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  7. 2025-01-10 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0036 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Clemency Board Waiver Authority Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT

ACT 26-27
INTHE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
MARCH 20, 2025
‘Toamend,onanemergencybasis,section205oftheClemencyBoardEstablishmentActof2018toauthorizetheClemencyBoardto,forapplicantsseekingapardon,grantawaiverofthe5-yearwaitingperiod.
BEITENACTEDBYTHECOUNCILOFTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA,Thatthisactmaybecitedasthe“ClemencyBoardWaiverAuthorityEmergencyAmendmentActof2025”.
Sec.2.Section205oftheClemencyBoardEstablishmentActof2018,effectiveDecember 13,2018 (D.C. Law 22-197; D.C. OfficialCode § 24-481.05),isamended by adding a
newsubsection(f)toreadasfollows:“(f)TheBoardmay,uponwrittenrequestoftheapplicant,grantawaiveroftherequirementsofsubsection(¢)(1)ofthissection;provided,that:(1)TheBoardshallonlygrantawaiverunderthissubsectionwheretheBoardis,inreceiptofnoticefromtheOfficeofthePardonAttorneythatthePardonAttomeyorthePresidentoftheUnitedStateshasprovidedtheapplicantwithawaiverofthe5-yearrequirementpursuantto§9-140.112oftheDepartmentofJusticeManual;“(2)TheBoardmaydeclinetograntawaiverunderthissubsectionevenwhenthe
Boardisinreceiptofthenoticedescribedinparagraph(1)ofthissubsection;(3)TheBoardshallnotgrantawaiverunderthissubsectionwhentheapplicantisonprobation,parole,orsupervisedrelease;“(4)TheBoardmayrequestadditionalinformationfromtheapplicanttosupporttheirrequestforawaiverofsubsection(c)(|)ofthissection,whichmayincludearequesttomeetwiththeapplicanttodiscusstheirwaiverrequest;“(5)TheBoardshallprovidetheapplicantwithwrittennoticeoftheBoard’sdecisiontograntordenyawaiverrequestpursuanttothissubsection;and“ PriortotheBoardmakingadeterminationwhethertograntarequestforawaiverpursuanttothissubsection,theapplicant’sapplicationshallbedeferreduntiladeterminationismade.”.
ENROLLED ORIGINAL
See.3.Fiscalimpactstatement.‘TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementoftheChiefFinancialOfficerasthefiscalimpactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approvedOctober16,2006(120Stat.2038;D.C.OffiacialCode§1-301.47a).
Sec,4. Effectivedate.
ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobytheMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto),andshallremainineffectfornolongerthan90days,asprovidedforemergencyactsoftheCounciloftheDistrictofColumbiainsection412(a)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.788;D.C,OfficialCode§1-204.12(a)).
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APPROVEDMARCH 20, 2025

COUNCILOF THEDISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
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DocketNo.826-0036

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Frumin x Parker x
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