Subcontracting Requirements Exemption for Contracts for Health Benefits to District Employees Temporary Amendment Act of 2025”.

Labor

Enacted

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

Sponsor: at the request of the Mayor
Last action: 2025-09-12
Official status: Official Law
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The exact impact on the number of affected contracts is not specified in the official source material.

Temporary Exemption for Health Benefits Contracts

This law temporarily changes the rules about subcontracting plans for health benefits contracts given to District of Columbia employees.

What This Bill Does

Amends a part of an existing act to allow certain health benefit contracts for District government employees and their families to not require a subcontracting plan before starting if they are responding to a solicitation.

Who It Names or Affects

District of Columbia government employees
Health benefit providers who contract with the District government

Terms To Know

Subcontracting plan: A plan that outlines how a company will use other businesses to help provide services or products.
Solicitation: An official request for bids or proposals from companies interested in providing goods or services.

Limits and Unknowns

The changes are only temporary and will expire on April 5, 2026.
It is unclear how many contracts this change will affect.

Bill History

2025-09-12 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Law L26-0031, Effective from Aug 23, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 009570, Expires on Apr 05, 2026
2025-07-14 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Transmitted to Congress
2025-07-11 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Act A26-0099 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 007674
2025-07-08 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Returned from Mayor
2025-07-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0099
2025-06-24 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Jul 09, 2025
2025-06-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Legislative Meeting
2025-06-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0256 Published in the District of Columbia Register
2025-06-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Legislative Meeting
2025-05-22 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
B26-0256 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary
2025-05-22 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Executive Administration and Labor

Official Summary Text

Subcontracting Requirements Exemption for Contracts for Health Benefits to District Employees Temporary Amendment Act of 2025”.

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
ANACT.
D.C. ACT 26-99
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
JULY 7, 2025
Toamend,onatemporarybasis,theSmallandCertifiedBusinessEnterpriseDevelopmentandAssistanceActof2005toextendthetimeinwhichcompliantsubcontractingplansforhealthbenefitscontractsforDistrictemployeesandtheirfamiliesmaybeprovided.
BEITENACTEDBYTHECOUNCILOFTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA,Thatthis,actmaybecitedasthe“SubcontractingRequirementsExemptionforContractsforHealthBenefitstoDistrictEmployeesTemporaryAmendmentActof2025”.
Sec.2.Section2346(d) of theSmall and CertifiedBusiness EnterpriseDevelopment and
AssistanceActof2005,effectiveOctober20,2005(D.C.Law16-33;D.C.OfficialCode§2-218.46(d)),isamendedbyaddinganewparagraph(4)toreadasfollows:(4)Notwithstandingparagraphs(1)and(3)ofthissubsection,thesubcontracting
planforcontractstoprovidehealthbenefitstoDistrictgovernmentemployeesandtheirfamiliesshallbeprovidedpriortocommencementofperformanceoftheplanyear,andabidorproposalthatdoesnotincludeasubcontractingplanmaybedeemedresponsiveifitissubmittedinresponsetoasolicitationtoprovidehealthbenefitstoDistrictgovernmentemployeesandtheirfamilies.”.

Sec,3,Fiscalimpactstatement,
‘TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementoftheChiefFinancialOfficerastheimpactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approvedOctober16,2006(120Stat.2038;D.C.OfficialCode§1-301.47a).
Sec.4.EffectiveDate.
(@)ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobytheMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto)anda30-dayperiodofcongressionalreviewasprovidedinsection602(c)(L)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember

ENROLLED ORIGINAL
24,1973(87Stat.813;D.C.OfficialCode§ 1-206.02(c)(1)).(b)Thisactshallexpireafter225daysofhavingtakeneffect.
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JULY 7, 2025

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