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B26-0372 • 2025

Language Access Rulemaking Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Language Access Rulemaking Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Nadeau
Last action
2025-10-23
Official status
Enacted
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Language Access Rulemaking Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

This law changes the Language Access Act of 2004 to require the Mayor to create rules that put its provisions into action.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends Section 6 of the Language Access Act of 2004 by adding a new subsection (c).
  • Requires the Mayor to issue rules and regulations under the District Administrative Procedure Act.
  • Sets these rules as necessary to implement the provisions of the original act.
  • Applies retroactively as if it took effect on June 19, 2004.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Mayor of the District of Columbia
  • Agencies or groups subject to rules created under this law

Terms To Know

Rulemaking
The process where an official body creates specific regulations to enforce a law.
Emergency Act
A type of law that takes effect quickly and expires after 90 days unless extended or made permanent.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act remains in effect for no longer than 90 days from the date it becomes effective.
  • The specific details of the rules to be issued are not included in this text and will come later.

Bill History

  1. 2025-10-23 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0166, Expires on Jan 21, 2026

  2. 2025-10-23 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  3. 2025-10-15 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Oct 29, 2025

  4. 2025-10-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  5. 2025-10-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  6. 2025-10-02 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0372 Introduced by Councilmember Nadeau at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Language Access Rulemaking Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT
D.C. ACT 26-166
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
OCTOBER 23, 2025
Toamend,onanemergencybasis,theLanguageAccessActof2004toauthorizetheOfficeof
HumanRightstoadoptrulesandregulationstoimplementtheprovisionsofthatact.
BEITENACTEDBY THECOUNCILOFTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA,Thatthis
actmaybecitedasthe“LanguageAccessRulemakingEmergencyAmendmentActof2025”.
Sec.2.Section6of the Language Access Actof 2004, effectiveJune 19,2004 (D.C.Law
15-167;D.C. OfficialCode § 2-1935),isamended by addinga new subsection(c)toreadas
follows:
“(c)TheMayor,pursuanttoTitleIoftheDistrictofColumbiaAdministrativeProcedure
Act,approved October 21, 1968 (82 Stat.1204;D.C. OfficialCode § 2-501 etseq.),shallissue
tulestoimplementtheprovisionsofthisact.”.
Sec. 3.Applicability.
ThisactshallapplyasofJune19,2004,
Sec.4.Fiscalimpactstatement.
‘TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementoftheBudgetDirectorasthefiscalimpact
statementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approvedOctober16,2006(120Stat.2038;D.C.OfficialCode§1-301.47a)..
Sec.5.Effectivedate.
ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobytheMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto),andshallremainineffectfornolongerthan

ENROLLED ORIGINAL.
90days,asprovidedforemergencyactsoftheCounciloftheDistrictofColumbiainsection412(a)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.788;D.C.OfficialCode§1-204.12(a)).
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APPROVED
OCTOBER 23, 2025

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