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B26-0353 • 2025

First Responder Retention Efforts Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

First Responder Retention Efforts Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Labor
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Pinto
Last action
2026-02-06
Official status
Enacted
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official text cites the year 2026 for the Act title and enactment, while metadata mentions 'Act of 2025' in some fields; the summary uses 2026 to match the enacted law's citation.

First Responder Retention Efforts Emergency Amendment Act of 2026

This emergency law temporarily changes the retirement rules for certain federal police and fire officers in Washington, D.C., by removing a fixed age limit.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends the Policemen and Firemen's Retirement and Disability Act on an emergency basis.
  • Removes the rule that requires specific officers to retire at age 60.
  • Allows department heads to decide when these officers should leave service instead of using a fixed age limit.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Members of the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division
  • Members of the United States Park Police force
  • Members of the United States Secret Service Division

Terms To Know

Mandatory retirement age
A rule that forces workers to stop their jobs when they reach a certain number of years old.
Emergency Act
A law passed for urgent reasons that stays in effect for no longer than 90 days unless extended or made permanent by the Council.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This act remains in effect for no longer than 90 days after it takes effect.
  • The text does not state if this change will become a permanent law after the emergency period ends.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0249 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 001067, Expires on May 03, 2026

  2. 2026-02-02 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  3. 2026-01-28 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0249, Expires on May 03, 2026

  4. 2026-01-20 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Feb 02, 2026

  5. 2026-01-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  6. 2025-12-02 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  7. 2025-11-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  8. 2025-10-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  9. 2025-09-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  10. 2025-09-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  11. 2025-09-16 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0353 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

First Responder Retention Efforts Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT
D.C. ACT 26-249
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
JANUARY 28, 2026
Toamend,onanemergencybasis,thePolicemenandFiremen’sRetirementandDisabilityAct
toremovetheMetropolitanPoliceDepartmentandFireandEmergencyMedicalServices
mandatory retirementage.
BEITENACTEDBYTHECOUNCILOFTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA,Thatthis
actmaybecitedasthe“FirstResponderRetentionEffortsEmergencyAmendmentActof
2026”.
Sec.2.Section12(h)(2)ofthePolicemenandFiremen’sRetirementandDisabilityAct,
approvedSeptember1,1916(39Stat.718;D.COfficialCode§5-712(b)),isamendedtoreadas
follows:“(b)AnymemberoftheUnitedStatesSecretServiceUniformedDivisionorofthe
UnitedStatesParkPoliceforceoroftheUnitedStatesSecretServiceDivision,havingreached
theageof60 years,towhomthissectionapplyshall,inthediscretionoftheheadofthe
member'sdepartment,beretiredfromtheserviceandshallbeentitledtoreceiveanannuityas
computedunderparagraph(1)ofthissubsection.”.
Sec.3.Fiscalimpactstatement.
The CounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementoftheBudgetDirectorasthefiscalimpact
statementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approved
October 16,2006 (120 Stat.2038; D.C. OfficialCode § 1-301.47a).
Sec.4.Effectivedate,
ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobythe
Mayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto),andshallremainineffectfornolongerthan.
90days,asprovidedforemergencyactsoftheCounciloftheDistrictofColumbiainsection

ENROLLED ORIGINAL
412(a)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.813;
D.C.OfficialCode§ 1-204.12(@)).
Mee —hairman
Councilofthe DistrictofColumbia

APPROVED
January28,2026
COUNCILOFTHE DISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
WASHINGTON,DC,20004

DocketNo.826-0353
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