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B26-0358 • 2025

First Responder Retention Efforts Amendment Act of 2025

First Responder Retention Efforts 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
Under Congressional Review
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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First Responder Retention Efforts Amendment Act of 2025

First Responder Retention Efforts Amendment Act of 2025

What This Bill Does

  • First Responder Retention Efforts Amendment Act of 2025

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0315 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 006840

  2. 2026-04-29 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Congress, Projected Law Date is Jun 17, 2026

  3. 2026-04-22 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0315

  4. 2026-04-22 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  5. 2026-04-13 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Apr 28, 2026

  6. 2026-03-31 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

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

    Legislative Meeting

  8. 2026-02-25 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Committee Report Filed by the Judiciary and Public Safety Committee

  9. 2026-02-23 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Committee Mark-up of B26-0358 by the Judiciary and Public Safety Committee

  10. 2026-02-23 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Mark-up filed in the Office of Secretary

  11. 2025-12-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Public Hearing on B26-0358 View Public Hearing Record

  12. 2025-11-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register

  13. 2025-11-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Revised Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary by Judiciary and Public Safety

  14. 2025-10-31 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register

  15. 2025-10-23 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary by Judiciary and Public Safety

  16. 2025-10-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  17. 2025-09-26 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0358 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  18. 2025-09-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0358 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

First Responder Retention Efforts Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
ENROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT
D.C.ACT 26-315
INTHE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
APRIL 22,2026
Toamendsection12(h)ofthePolicemenandFiremen'sRetirementandDisabilityActtoremove
theMetropolitanPoliceDepartmentandFireandEmergencyMedicalServices
mandatoryretirementage.
BE ITENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Thatthis
actmay becitedasthe“FirstResponderRetentionEffortsAmendment Act of2026”.
Sec.2.Section12(h)(2)ofthePolicemenandFiremen'sRetirementandDisabilityAct,
approvedSeptember1,1916(39Stat.718;D.COfficialCode§5-712(b)),isamendedtoreadas
follows:(2)AnymemberoftheUnitedStatesSecretServiceUniformedDivisionorof
theUnitedStatesParkPoliceforceoroftheUnitedStatesSecretServiceDivision,having
reachedtheageof60years,towhomthissectionapplyshall,inthediscretionoftheheadofthe
member'sdepartment,beretiredfromtheserviceandshallbeentitledtoreceiveanannuityas
computedunderparagraph(1)ofthissubsection.”.
Sec.3.Fiscalimpactstatement.TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementinthecommitteereportasthefiscal
impactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,
approvedOctober16,2006(120Stat.2038;D.C.OfficialCode§1-301.47(a)).
Sec.4.Effectivedate.
‘Thisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalby theMayor (orintheeventof vetoby the
ENROLLED ORIGINAL
Mayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto)anda30-dayperiodofcongressionalreviewasprovidedinsection602(c)(1)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember
24,1973(87Stat.813;D.C.OfficialCode§1-206.02(c)(1)).
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Councilof the Districtof Columbia

DocketNo,B26-0358
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WASHINGTON,DC,20004
COUNCILOF THEDISTRICTOF COLUMBIA.

[XJ ACTION FirstReading,CC
[x]VoTEparE March3,2026,
[Xx]VOICE VOTE Approved
RECORDEDVOTEONREQUEST
ABSENT

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CounciMember [Aye[Nay|NV[AB[Rec]CounciMember[Aye|Nay|NVAB [Rec|CouncitMember[Aye|Nay|NV[AB[Rec
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‘Alen x Hendersonx R.White
Bonds x LewisGeorge_| x T.wite
Crawiord x Nadeau x
Felder x Parker x
X=IndicateVote ‘AB~Absent NV-Present,NotVoting

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[<qVOTEDATE March31,2026
[VoicevoTE Approved
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‘ChairmanMendetson|X Feumin x Pinto
‘Allen x Henderson x R.White
Bonds x LewisGeorge| Xx T.White
Crawlord R Nadeau x
Felder x Parker x
X-IndicateVote ‘AB~Absont NV.Present,NotVoting Rec-Recused
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SecretaryfotheCouncil BST CEra as:Date