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B26-0235 • 2025

Child Fatality Review Committee Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Child Fatality Review Committee Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Children
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Parker
Last action
2025-06-06
Official status
Enacted
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on what happens after the emergency period ends.

Amending the Child Fatality Review Committee

This act changes the composition of the Child Fatality Review Committee to include a committee that oversees child and family services.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the composition of the Child Fatality Review Committee to add another group that looks after children's welfare.
  • Removes the word 'human services' from the act and replaces it with 'child and family services'.
  • Sets a time limit for this emergency amendment, which will expire in 90 days unless further action is taken.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Child Fatality Review Committee and its members

Terms To Know

Child Fatality Review Committee
A group that reviews cases where a child dies to find ways to prevent future deaths.
Emergency Amendment Act
A law passed quickly to address urgent issues, which usually expires after 90 days unless extended.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act will expire in 90 days if not renewed.
  • It does not specify what happens after the emergency period ends.

Bill History

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

    Act A26-0077 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 006461, Expires on Aug 26, 2025

  2. 2025-05-29 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  3. 2025-05-28 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0077, Expires on Aug 26, 2025

  4. 2025-05-15 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on May 30, 2025

  5. 2025-05-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  6. 2025-05-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  7. 2025-05-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0235 Introduced by Councilmember Parker at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Child Fatality Review Committee Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
ANACT.
D.C. ACT 26-77
INTHE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
MAY 28, 2025
Toamend,onanemergencybasis,theChildFatalityReviewCommitteeEstablishmentActof2001 torevisethecompositionof the committee to includethe relevantcommittee within
theCouncilthathasoversightovertheChildandFamilyServicesAgency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Thatthis
actmaybecitedasthe“ChildFatalityReviewCommitteeEmergencyAmendmentActof2025”.
Sec.2.Section4604(a-1)oftheChildFatalityReviewCommitteeEstablishmentActof2001,effectiveOctober3,2001(D.C.Law14-28;D.C,OfficialCode§4-1371.04(a-1)),isamendedbystrikingthephrase“humanservices”andinsertingthephrase“childandfamilyservices”initsplace.
Sec.3.Fiscalimpactstatement.
TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementoftheBudgetDirectorasthefiscalimpact‘statementrequiredby section4aof theGeneralLegislativeProceduresAct of 1975,approved
October16,2006(120Stat.2038;D.C.OfficialCode§1-301.47a).
Sec.4,Effectivedate.‘ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobytheMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto),andshallremainineffectfornolongerthan
90days,asprovidedforemergencyactsoftheCounciloftheDistrictofColumbiainsection

ENROLLED ORIGINAL.
412(a)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.788;
D.C.OfficialCode§1-204.12(a)).
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Councilof theDistrictof Columbia

DistridtofColumbiaAPPROVED
MAY 28, 2025

COUNCILOF THEDISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
WASHINGTON,DC,20004

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[XJACTION FinalReading
[X]VOTEDATE May6,2025
DgVoicevoTE ‘Approved
RECORDEDVOTEONREQUEST
ABSENT
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CouncitMember[Aye[NayNV[AB[Rec|CounciiMember[Aye[Nay|NV[AB[Rec|CounciiMember|Aye[Nay[NV[AB
ChairmanMendelson]x Henderson x Pinto
Allen x LewisGeorge| x R.White
Bonds x McDuffie x
Felder x Nadeau x
Frumin x Parker x
X-IndicateVote ‘AB~Absent NV--Present,NotVoting Rec-Recused
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