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B26-0209 • 2025

Secure DC Pretrial Detention Extension and Reporting Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Secure DC Pretrial Detention Extension and Reporting Congressional Review 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
2025-04-25
Official status
Enacted
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official text states the Act expires on July 21, 2025, which aligns with the 90-day limit mentioned in Section 6 starting from its effective date.

Secure DC Pretrial Detention Extension and Reporting Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

This emergency law extends the deadline for certain pretrial detention rules in Washington, D.C., to July 15, 2025, sets a May 7, 2025, reporting deadline, and adds references to a prior public safety emergency.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the end date of specific pretrial detention provisions from a calculated number of days to July 15, 2025.
  • Updates reporting deadlines in existing laws to no later than May 7, 2025.
  • Adds references to the 'Prioritizing Public Safety Emergency' into new reports alongside the Secure DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024.
  • Makes these changes apply as if they started on January 1, 2025.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The District of Columbia courts and detention facilities handling pretrial cases
  • The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for the District of Columbia

Terms To Know

Pretrial Detention Provisions
Rules that decide if a person accused of a crime must stay in jail before their trial.
Sunset Date
The specific date when a law or rule stops being active unless it is renewed.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This act remains in effect for no longer than 90 days after the Mayor approves it.
  • Because this is an emergency act, Congress has time to review and potentially block these changes before they expire permanently.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-25 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0056 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 004919, Expires on Jul 21, 2025

  2. 2025-04-22 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0056, Expires on Jul 21, 2025

  3. 2025-04-22 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  4. 2025-04-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Apr 22, 2025

  5. 2025-04-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  6. 2025-04-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  7. 2025-03-28 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0209 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Secure DC Pretrial Detention Extension and Reporting Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
ENROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT
D.C. ACT 26-56
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
APRIL 22, 2025,
Toamend,onanemergencybasis,duetocongressionalreview,theSecureDCOmnibus‘AmendmentActof2024toamendthesunsetdateofcertainpretrialdetentionprovisions;and toamend the CriminalJusticeCoordinatingCouncil forthe Districtof Columbia
EstablishmentActof2001toclarifycertainreportingrequirements.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
actmaybecitedasthe“SecureDCPretrialDetentionExtensionandReportingCongressionalReviewEmergencyAmendmentActof2025”.
Sec.2.TheSecureDCOmnibusAmendmentActof2024,effectiveJune8,2024(D.C.Law25-175;71DCR2732),isamendedasfollows:(a)Section18(¢)(2)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“225daysaftertheeffectivedateof theSecure DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024, passed on 2nd readingon March 5,2024
(EnrolledversionofBill25-345)”andinsertingthephrase“onJuly15,2025”initsplace.(b)Section30(k)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“225daysaftertheapplicabilitydateofsubsections(f),(g),(h)ofthissection”andinsertingthephrase“onJuly15,2025”initsplace.
Sec.3.Section1505oftheCriminalJusticeCoordinatingCouncilfortheDistrictofColumbiaEstablishmentActof2001,effectiveOctober3,2001(D.C.Law14-28;D.C.OfficialCode§22-4234),isamendedasfollows:(a)Subsection(b-9)isamendedasfollows:(1)Thelead-inlanguageisamendedbystrikingthephrase“nolaterthan180Gaysaftertheapplicabilitydateofsection30(f),(g),and(h)oftheSecureDCOmnibusAmendment Actof 2024, passed on 2nd readingon March 5,2024 (Enrolledversionof Bill24-
345)(“SecureDCOmnibus”)”andinsertingthephrase“nolaterthanMay7,2025”initsplace.(2)Paragraph(2)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“andaftertheeffectivedateof,theSecureDCOmnibus”andinsertingthephrase“,aftertheeffectivedateofthePrioritizingPublicSafetyEmergency,andaftertheeffectivedateoftheSecureDCOmnibus”initsplace.
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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
(3)Paragraph(3)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“andaftertheeffectivedateoftheSecureDC Omnibus”andinsertingthephrase“,aftertheeffectivedateofthePrioritizingPublicSafetyEmergency,andaftertheeffectivedateoftheSecureDC Omnibus”initsplace.(4)Paragraph(4)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“andafiertheeffectivedateof
theSecureDC Omnibus”andinsertingthephrase“,aftertheeffectivedateofthePrioritizingPublicSafetyEmergency,andaftertheeffectivedateoftheSecureDC Omnibus”initsplace.(b)Subsection(b-10)isamendedasfollows:(1)Thelead-inlanguageisamendedbystrikingthephrase“forjuveniles”andinsertingthephrase“forjuvenilesnolaterthanMay7,2025”initsplace.
(2)Paragraph(2)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“andaftertheapplicabilitydateofsection28oftheSecureDC Omnibus”andinsertingthephrase“aftertheeffectivedateofthePrioritizingPublicSafetyEmergency,andaftertheeffectivedateoftheSecureDCOmnibus”initsplace.(3)Paragraph(3)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“andaftertheapplicabilitydateofsection28oftheSecureDC Omnibus”andinsertingthephrase“aftertheeffectivedate
ofthePrioritizingPublicSafetyEmergency,andaftertheeffectivedateoftheSecureDCOmnibus”initsplace.(4)Paragraph(4)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“andaftertheapplicabilitydateofsection28oftheSecureDC Omnibus”andinsertingthephrase“,aftertheeffectivedate
ofthePrioritizingPublicSafetyEmergency,andaftertheeffectivedateoftheSecureDCOmnibus”initsplace.(5)Paragraph(5)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“andaftertheapplicabilitydateofsection28oftheSecureDC Omnibus”andinsertingthephrase“,aftertheeffectivedate
ofthePrioritizingPublicSafetyEmergency,andaftertheeffectivedateoftheSecureDCOmnibus”initsplace.
(6)Paragraph(6)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“andaftertheapplicabilitydateofsection28oftheSecureDCOmnibus”andinsertingthephrase“,aftertheeffectivedateofthePrioritizingPublicSafetyEmergency,andaftertheeffectivedateoftheSecureDCOmnibus”initsplace.
(7)Paragraph(7)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“andaftertheapplicabilitydateofsection28oftheSecureDCOmnibus”andinsertingthephrase“,aftertheeffectivedate
ofthePrioritizingPublicSafetyEmergency,andaftertheeffectivedateoftheSecureDCOmnibus”initsplace.
Sec.4.Applicability.ThisactshallapplyasofJanuary1,2025.
Sec.5.Fiscalimpactstatement.
ENROLLED ORIGINAL.
TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementoftheBudgetDirectorasthefiscalimpactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approvedOctober16,2006(120Stat.2038;D.C.OfficialCode§ 1-301.47a).
Sec.6.Effectivedate.ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobytheMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto),andshallremainineffectfornolongerthan
90days,asprovidedforemergencyactsoftheCounciloftheDistrictofColumbiainsection412(a)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.788;D.C.OfficialCode§1-204.12(a)).
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