B26-0354 • 2025

First Responder Retention Efforts 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: Pinto
Last action: 2026-05-01
Official status: Official Law
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official title in the metadata says 'Act of 2025', but the enrolled bill text explicitly cites it as the 'First Responder Retention Efforts Temporary Amendment Act of 2026'. The summary uses the year from the enacted text.

Temporary Removal of Mandatory Retirement Age for Certain D.C. First Responders

This law temporarily changes the retirement rules so that heads of specific federal agencies can decide when to retire officers who have reached age 60, instead of forcing them to leave automatically.

What This Bill Does

Amends the Policemen and Firemen's Retirement and Disability Act on a temporary basis.
Removes the automatic requirement that members of specific federal agencies must retire at age 60.
Allows department heads to decide when these officers should be retired instead of using an automatic 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 requires a worker to stop working and leave their job when they reach a specific number of years old.
Discretion: The power for the head of a department to make decisions about retirement based on what is best in each situation.

Limits and Unknowns

This law expires after it has been in effect for 225 days.
The text does not explain why this change was made or how many people will be affected.

Bill History

2026-05-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Law L26-0112, Effective from Apr 16, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 006784, Expires on Nov 27, 2026
2026-03-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Act A26-0266 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 003132
2026-03-05 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Transmitted to Congress
2026-03-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Returned from Mayor
2026-03-02 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0266
2026-02-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Mar 03, 2026
2026-02-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Legislative Meeting
2026-01-09 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0354 Published in the District of Columbia Register
2026-01-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Legislative Meeting
2025-12-02 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Legislative Meeting
2025-11-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Legislative Meeting
2025-10-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Legislative Meeting
2025-09-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Retained by the Council
2025-09-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Legislative Meeting
2025-09-16 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
B26-0354 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

First Responder Retention Efforts Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

ENROLLED ORIGINAL.
AN ACT
D.C.ACT 26-266
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
MARCH 2,2026
‘Toamend,onatemporarybasis,thePolicemenandFiremen’sRetirementandDisabilityActtoremovetheMetropolitanPoliceDepartmentandFireandEmergencyMedicalServicesmandatoryretirementage.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Thatthis
actmaybecitedasthe“FirstResponderRetentionEffortsTemporaryAmendmentActof2026".
Sec.2.Section12(h)(2)ofthePolicemenandFiremen'sRetirementandDisabilityAct,approvedSeptember1,1916(39Stat.718;D.COfficialCode§5-712(b)),isamendedtoreadasfollows:
“(b)Any member of theUnited StatesSecretServiceUniformed Divisionorofthe
United StatesPark Policeforceor of the United StatesSecretServiceDivision,having reached
theageof60years,towhomthissectionapplyshall,inthediscretionoftheheadofthemember’s department,be retiredfrom the serviceand shallbe entitledtoreceivean annui
computedunderparagraph(1)ofthissubsection.”,

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Sec.3.Fiscalimpactstatement.
TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementoftheBudgetDirectorasthefiscalimpactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approved
October16,2006(120Stat.2038;D.C.OfficialCode§ 1-301.47a).
Sec.4. Effectivedate.
(a)ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobytheMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto)anda30-dayperiodofcongressional

ENROLLED ORIGINAL,
reviewas providedinsection602(c)(1)of theDistrictof Columbia Home Rule Act,approved
December 24, 1973 (87 Stat.813;D.C. OfficialCode § 1-206.02(c)(1)).
(b)Thisactshallexpireafter225 days of itshavingtakeneffect.
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Councilofthe Districtof Columbia
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Mayol :DistriftofColumbiaAPPROVED
MARCH 2, 2026

COUNCILOF THEDISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
WASHINGTON,DC,20004

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