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B26-0152 • 2025

Second Chance Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

Second Chance Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Pinto
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
Official Law
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official metadata lists an effective date of June 10, 2025, while the bill text states applicability as of March 1, 2025; this discrepancy is noted but not resolved in the summary.

Second Chance Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

This temporary law updates the deadlines for automatically sealing non-conviction records in Washington, D.C., and sets an expiration date for these changes.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends section 16-805(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Official Code to update timelines for record sealing.
  • Changes a specific deadline from December 20, 2022, to on or before September 30, 2027.
  • Updates language regarding records that must be sealed by October 1, 2027.
  • Sets an expiration date of 225 days after the law takes effect.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People in Washington, D.C. with non-conviction records eligible for automatic sealing under section 16-805(c)(1).

Limits and Unknowns

  • This law expires automatically after 225 days from its effective date.
  • The official text does not specify which agencies are responsible for performing the sealing of records.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Law L26-0009, Effective from Jun 10, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 006763, Expires on Jan 21, 2026

  2. 2025-04-28 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Congress

  3. 2025-04-25 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0046 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 004890

  4. 2025-04-22 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0046

  5. 2025-04-22 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  6. 2025-04-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Apr 22, 2025

  7. 2025-04-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  8. 2025-03-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0152 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  9. 2025-03-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  10. 2025-03-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

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

    B26-0152 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Second Chance Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
ENROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT
D.C. ACT 26-46
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
API 22, 2025
Toamend,onatemporarybasis,section16-805(c)(1)oftheDistrictofColumbiaOfficialCodetoclarifythetimelinefortheautomaticsealingofnonconvictions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Thatthis
actmay be citedas the“Second Chance ClarificationTemporary Amendment Act of2025”,
Sec.2.Section16-805(c)(1)oftheDistrictofColumbiaOfficialCodeisamendedasfollows:(a)Subparagraph(A)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“priortotheeffectivedateoftheSecond Chance Amendment Act of 2022, passed on 2nd readingon December 20, 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,approvedOctober16,2006(120Stat.2038;D.C.OfficialCode§1-301.47a).
Sec.5. Effectivedate.
(a)ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobytheMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto),a30-dayperiodofcongressionalreview

ENROLLED ORIGINAL
asprovidedinsection602(c)(1)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.813;D.C.OfficialCode§ 1-206.02(c)(1)).(b)Thisactshallexpireafter225daysofitshavingtakeneffect.
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