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B26-0335 • 2025

Volunteer Services Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Volunteer Services Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Budget Education
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Pinto
Last action
2025-09-17
Official status
Enacted
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Volunteer Services Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

This emergency law changes an existing rule to clearly state that the Attorney General for the District of Columbia can make regulations about using volunteers.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends the Volunteers Services Act of 1977 on an emergency basis.
  • Updates Section 3 of the existing act by adding 'Attorney General for the District of Columbia' to a list that already includes the Board of Education.
  • Clarifies that the Attorney General has authority to create rules governing their use of volunteers.
  • Adopts a fiscal impact statement from the Budget Director regarding costs.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Attorney General for the District of Columbia
  • Volunteers working with the Office of the Attorney General

Terms To Know

Amend
To change or add to an existing law.
Promulgate regulations
The official act of creating and publishing rules that must be followed.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This is an emergency act, so it remains in effect for no longer than 90 days after approval.
  • The specific text does not list the exact regulations the Attorney General will create.

Bill History

  1. 2025-09-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  2. 2025-08-15 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0138 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 008947, Expires on Nov 09, 2025

  3. 2025-08-12 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  4. 2025-08-11 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0138, Expires on Nov 09, 2025

  5. 2025-08-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Aug 18, 2025

  6. 2025-07-28 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  7. 2025-07-23 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0335 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Volunteer Services Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT
D.C.ACT 26-138
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
AUGUST 11, 2025
Toamend,onanemergencybasis,theVolunteersServicesActof1977toclarifythatthe
AttorneyGeneralfortheDistrictofColumbiahastheauthoritytopromulgateregulations
governingtheAttorneyGeneral’suseofvolunteers.
BEITENACTEDBYTHECOUNCILOFTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA,Thatthisactmaybecitedasthe“VolunteerServicesClarificationEmergeneyAmendmentActof2025”.
Sec.2.Section3oftheVolunteersServicesActof1977,effectiveJune28,1977(D.C.Law2-12;D.C.OfficialCode§1-319.02),isamendedbystrikingthephrase“Districtof
ColumbiaBoardofEducation”andinsertingthephrase“DistrictofColumbiaBoardofEducation,AttorneyGeneralfortheDistrictofColumbia,”initsplace.
Sec.3.Fiscalimpactstatement.‘TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementoftheBudgetDirectorasthefiscalimpact,statementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approvedOctober 16,2006 (120 Stat.2038; D.C. OfficialCode § 1-301.47a).

Sec.4.Effectivedate.ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobytheMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto),andshallremainineffectfornolongerthan90days,asprovidedforemergencyactsoftheCounciloftheDistrictofColumbiainsection

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

APPROVED
AUGUST 11, 2025

COUNCILOF THEDISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
WASHINGTON,DC,20004

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[VOTE DATE July28,2025
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