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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

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Enacted

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

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

Plain English Breakdown

The official metadata lists an effective date of August 16, 2025, while the bill text excerpt mentions a June 25, 2025 enactment date; the final expiration relies on when the law officially takes effect after Mayor approval and congressional review.

Child Fatality Review Committee Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

This law temporarily updates the Child Fatality Review Committee to include a specific Council committee that oversees child and family services.

What This Bill Does

  • Temporarily amends the Child Fatality Review Committee Establishment Act of 2001.
  • Changes the word 'humanservices' to 'childandfamilyservices' in Section 4604(a-1).
  • Updates the committee composition to include the Council committee with oversight over the Child and Family Services Agency.
  • Sets an expiration date of 225 days after the law takes effect.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Child Fatality Review Committee in Washington, D.C.
  • Members of the District of Columbia Council who oversee child services

Terms To Know

Child Fatality Review Committee
A committee established by law to review cases involving children.
Temporary Amendment
A change to a law that lasts for only 225 days before ending automatically.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law expires exactly 225 days after it takes effect.
  • The specific start date depends on approval by the Mayor and a 30-day federal review period.

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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