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B26-0354 • 2025

First Responder Retention Efforts Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

First Responder Retention Efforts Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

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

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First Responder Retention Efforts Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

First Responder Retention Efforts Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

What This Bill Does

  • First Responder Retention Efforts Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

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Bill History

  1. 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

  2. 2026-03-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0266 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 003132

  3. 2026-03-05 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Congress

  4. 2026-03-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  5. 2026-03-02 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0266

  6. 2026-02-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Mar 03, 2026

  7. 2026-02-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  8. 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

  9. 2026-01-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  10. 2025-12-02 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

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

    Legislative Meeting

  12. 2025-10-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  13. 2025-09-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  14. 2025-09-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  15. 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

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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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[xTAcTION FirstReading
(x1voreDATE January6,2026,
(XIVOICEvoTE ‘Approved
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