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B26-0151 • 2025

Second Chance Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Second Chance Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Crime
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Pinto
Last action
2025-03-28
Official status
Enacted
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details on what happens if the records are not sealed by the new deadline.

Second Chance Clarification Emergency Act

This act changes the timeline for automatically sealing non-conviction records in criminal cases.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes part of the District of Columbia's law to clarify when non-conviction records should be sealed.
  • Removes a specific date reference and replaces it with a new deadline of September 30, 2027.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People with non-conviction criminal records in Washington D.C.
  • Government agencies responsible for sealing these records.

Terms To Know

Sealing
To make a record unavailable to the public, except under certain conditions.
Non-conviction
A case where someone was not found guilty of a crime.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act is only in effect for up to 90 days and may expire on June 19, 2025.
  • It does not specify what happens if the records are not sealed by the new deadline.

Bill History

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

    Act A26-0034 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 003339, Expires on Jun 19, 2025

  2. 2025-03-24 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  3. 2025-03-21 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0034, Expires on Jun 19, 2025

  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

    Retained by the Council

  6. 2025-03-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  7. 2025-03-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0151 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Second Chance Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
ANACT.
D.C. ACT 26-34

INTHE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
MARCH 21, 2025
‘Toamend,onanemergencybasis,section16-805(c)(1)oftheDistrictofColumbiaOfficialCodetoclarifythetimelinefortheautomaticsealingofnonconvictions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
actmay be citedasthe“Second Chance ClarificationEmergency Amendment Act of2025”.
Sec.2.Section16-805(c)(1)oftheDistrictofColumbiaOfficialCodeisamendedasfollows:(a)Subparagraph(A)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“priortotheeffectivedateoftheSecondChanceAmendmentActof2022,passedon2ndreadingonDecember20,2022(EnrolledversionofBill24-63)”andinsertingthephrase“onorbeforeSeptember30,2027”initsplace.(b)Subparagraph(B)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“theeffectivedateoftheSecondChanceAmendmentActof2022,on2ndreadingonDecember20,2022(EnrolledversionofBill24-63),shallbesealed”andinsertingthephrase“October1,2027,shallbesealedbyOctober1,2027,or”initsplace.
Sec.3.Applicability.
ThisactshallapplyasofMarch1,2025.
Sec.4,Fiscalimpactstatement.‘TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementoftheBudgetDirectorasthefiscalimpactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approvedOctober 16,2006 (120 Stat.2038; D.C. OfficialCode § 1-301.47a).
Sec.5.Effectivedate.‘ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobytheMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto),andshallremainineffectfornolongerthan
90days,asprovidedforemergencyactsoftheCounciloftheDistrictofColumbiainsection
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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
412(a)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.788;D.C.OfficialCode§1-204.12(a)).
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Councilof theDistrictof Columbia

MARCH 21, 2025

COUNCILOF THEDISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
WASHINGTON,DC,20004

DocketNo.826-015:

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DXTACTION FinalReading
[X]VOTEDATE ‘March4,2025
[X]VOICEVOTE ‘Approved
RECORDEDVOTEONREQUEST
ABSENT
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Bonds x McDutfie x
Felder x Nadeau x
Frumin x Parker x
X- IndicateVote AB Absent NV-Present,NotVoting Rec-Recused
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