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B26-0236 • 2025

Child Fatality Review Committee Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

Child Fatality Review Committee Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

Budget Children
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Parker
Last action
2025-09-12
Official status
Official Law
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide a specific effective date, only that it will expire after 225 days of being in effect.

Amending the Child Fatality Review Committee

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

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the composition of the Child Fatality Review Committee to add a relevant council committee.
  • Updates the language from 'human services' to 'child and family services'.
  • Adopts the fiscal impact statement provided by the Budget Director.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Child Fatality Review Committee in Washington, D.C.
  • Council committees that oversee child and family services

Terms To Know

Child Fatality Review Committee
A group that looks into the deaths of children to find ways to prevent future tragedies.
Fiscal impact statement
An official report that explains how a new law might affect the city's budget.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The changes will expire after 225 days of being in effect.
  • It does not specify what happens if the committee is not updated within this time frame.

Bill History

  1. 2025-09-12 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Law L26-0023, Effective from Aug 16, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 009562, Expires on Mar 29, 2026

  2. 2025-07-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Congress

  3. 2025-07-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0081 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 007519

  4. 2025-06-25 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0081

  5. 2025-06-25 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  6. 2025-06-10 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Jun 25, 2025

  7. 2025-06-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  8. 2025-05-09 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0236 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  9. 2025-05-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  10. 2025-05-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  11. 2025-05-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0236 Introduced by Councilmember Parker at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Child Fatality Review Committee Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT
D.C. ACT 26-81
INTHE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
JUNE 25, 2025
To amend, on a temporarybasis,theChildFatalityReview Committee EstablishmentAct of
2001 torevisethecompositionofthecommitteetoincludetherelevantcommitteewithin
theCouncilthathasoversightovertheChildandFamilyServicesAgency.
BE ITENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICTOF COLUMBIA, Thatthis
actmay be citedasthe“ChildFatalityReview Committee Temporary Amendment Act of2025”.
Sec.2.Section4604(a-1)oftheChildFatalityReviewCommitteeEstablishmentActof2001, effectiveOctober 3,2001 (D.C. Law 14-28;D.C. OfficialCode § 4-1371.04(a-1)),is
amendedbystrikingthephrase“humanservices”andinsertingthephrase“childandfamilyservices”initsplace.
Sec.3.Fiscalimpactstatement.TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementoftheBudgetDirectorasthefiscalimpactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approvedOctober16,2006(120Stat.2038;D.C.OfficialCode§1-301.47a).
Sec.4.Effectivedate.(a)ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobytheMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto)anda30-dayperiodofcongressionalreviewasprovidedinsection602(c)(1)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHome RuleAct,approved
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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
24,1973(87Stat.813;D.C.OfficialCode§1-206.02(¢)(1))..(b)Thisactshallexpireafter225daysofitshavingtakeneffect.
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