Child Fatality Review Committee Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

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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

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Child Fatality Review Committee Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

This emergency law updates the Child Fatality Review Committee to include a specific Council committee and changes an agency name reference.

What This Bill Does

Amends the Child Fatality Review Committee Establishment Act of 2001 on an emergency basis.
Changes the phrase 'human services' to 'child and family services'.
Updates the committee composition to include the Council committee that has oversight over the Child and Family Services Agency.

Who It Names or Affects

The Child Fatality Review Committee in Washington, D.C.
Council members who oversee the Child and Family Services Agency

Terms To Know

Child Fatality Review Committee: A group established by law to review cases involving child deaths.
Emergency Act: A type of law that takes effect quickly and stays in force for no longer than 90 days unless extended or made permanent.

Limits and Unknowns

This act is an emergency measure and expires after 90 days.
The specific date the act becomes effective depends on when the Mayor approves it or if a veto override occurs.

Bill History

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
2025-05-29 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Returned from Mayor
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
2025-05-15 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on May 30, 2025
2025-05-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Retained by the Council
2025-05-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Legislative Meeting
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

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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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[X]VOTEDATE May6,2025
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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
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