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B26-0380 • 2025

Peace DC Omnibus Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Peace DC Omnibus Congressional Review Emergency 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
2025-10-23
Official status
Enacted
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Some sections of the bill are not fully detailed in the provided official summary, leading to some uncertainty about their exact impact.

Peace DC Omnibus Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

This act makes several changes to laws and regulations in the District of Columbia related to police training requirements, warrantless arrest rules, public conduct on buses, sealing offenses, pretrial detention, reporting deadlines for a council, and clemency board waiver authority.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes certain sections of Title 6-A of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations to make them match new congressional review changes.
  • Allows Metropolitan Police Department applicants to count up to 20 credit hours from their initial training program towards the requirement for post-secondary education.
  • Clarifies that theft with some value, unauthorized disposal of waste, and driving under the influence are subject to warrantless arrest requirements.
  • Updates how fare evasion citations on public passenger vehicles are handled according to a specific civil infractions act.
  • Ensures offenses eligible for automatic sealing in the future can also be sealed by motion now.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Applicants for sworn officers of the Metropolitan Police Department
  • The Metropolitan Police Department
  • People who ride public passenger vehicles in DC

Terms To Know

congressional review
A process where Congress reviews and can approve or disapprove of certain actions taken by the District of Columbia.
warrantless arrest requirements
Rules that allow police to make arrests without a warrant under specific circumstances.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act is effective after approval by the Mayor and a 60-day period of congressional review.
  • Some sections have expiration dates, such as December 31, 2026.
  • This emergency act will remain in effect for no longer than 90 days.

Bill History

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

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0169, 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. 2025-10-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0380 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Peace DC Omnibus Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT

ACT 26-169
INTHE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
OCTOBER 23, 2025
‘Toamend,onanemergencybasis,duetocongressionalreview,Title6-AoftheDistrictofColumbiaMunicipalRegulationstomakeconformingchanges;toamendthe
MetropolitanPoliceDepartmentApplication,Appointment,andTrainingRequirements‘Actof2000toallowapplicantsforswornofficersoftheMetropolitanPoliceDepartment
tocountcertaincredithoursforcompletionoftheinitialtrainingprogramtowardstherequirementthatcertainapplicantscomplete60-hoursofpost-secondaryeducationatanaccreditedcollegeoruniversity;toamendsection23-581oftheDistrictofColumbiaOfficialCodetoclarifytheauthorityofMetropolitanPoliceDepartmentwarrantlessarrestrequirements;toamendtheActtoRegulatePublicConductonPublicPassengerVehiclestoprovidethattheadjudicationoffareevasioncitationsshallbepursuanttotheDepartmentofConsumerandRegulatoryAffairsCivilInfractionsActof1985;toamend
Chapter8ofTitle16oftheDistrictofColumbiaOfficialCodetoclarifythatoffenseseligibleinthefutureforautomaticsealingarecurrentlyeligibleforsealingbymotion;toamendtheSecureDC OmnibusAmendmentActof2024toamendthesunsetdateofcertainprovisionsregardingpretrialdetention;toamendtheCriminalJustice
CoordinationCouncilfortheDistrictofColumbiaEstablishmentActof2011tochangethedeadlineforcertainreports;andtoamendtheClemencyBoardWaiverAuthority‘TemporaryAmendmentActof2025toclarifytheeffectivedate.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
actmay be citedas the“Peace DC Omnibus CongressionalReview Emergency Amendment Act
of 2025”.
Sec,2. .Section1101of Title6Aofthe Districtof Columbia MunicipalRegulations(6A
DCMR § 1101),isamended as follows:
(a)The sectionheadingisamended by strikingthephrase“SECTION 4-114" and
insertingthephrase“SECTION 5-129.02”in itsplace.
(b)Subsection1101.1isrepealed.
ENROLLED ORIGINAL
(©)Strikethephrase“Code§4-114(1981)”whereveritappearsandinsertthephrase“Code§5-129,02”initsplace.
Sec.3.Section202(e)(1)oftheMetropolitanPoliceDepartmentApplication,Appointment,andTrainingRequirementsActof2000,effectiveOctober4,2000(D.C.Law13-
160;D.C,OfficialCode§5-107.01(e)(1)),isamendedtoreadasfollows:“(1)Successfullycompleted60hoursofpost-secondaryeducationatanaccreditedcollegeoruniversity;except,that,iftheMetropolitanPoliceDepartmententersintoanagreementwithanaccreditedcollegeoruniversitytoawardcredithourstorecruitssuccessfullycompletingtheDepartment’sinitialtrainingprogramforrecruits,anapplicantmaysatisfyupto20creditsofthe60-credithourrequirementbyearningcreditsthroughtheinitialtrainingprogramforrecruits;”.
Sec.4,Section23-581(a)oftheDistrictofColumbiaOficialCodeisamendedasfollows:
(a)Paragraph(2)isamendedasfollows:(1)Subparagraph(C)isamendedasfollows:
(A)Strikethephrase“Theftofpropertyvaluedlessthan$250”andinsertthephrase“Theftofpropertythathassomevalue”initsplace.(B)Strikethephrase“section111[D.C.OfficialCode,§insertthephrase“section112[D.C.OfficialCode§22-3212(b)]”initsplace.
(2)Subparagraph(D)isamendedasfollows:(A)Strikethephrase“Theftofpropertyvaluedinexcessof$250”and
insertthephrase“Theftofpropertyvaluedat$1,000ormore;Thefttwiceormoreina6-monthperiodwithanaggregatevalueof$1,000ormore”initsplace.(B)Strikethephrase“section111[D.C.OfficialCode,§22-3211]”andinsertthephrase“section112(a)[D.C.OfficialCode§22-3212(a)]”initsplace.
(3)Subparagraph(E)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“UnauthorizedDisposalofSolidWaste”andinsertingthephrase“Unauthorizeddisposalofsolidwaste,hazardouswaste,ormedicalwaste”initsplace.(b)Paragraph(3)isamendedasfollows:(1)Strikethephrase“section9(b-1)(D.C.OfficialCode§50-2201.04(b-1))”and
insertthephrase“section9(c)(D.C.OfficialCode§50-2201.04(c))”initsplace.(2)Strikethephrase“section10(b)(D.C.OfficialCode§50-2201.05(b))[Repealed]”andinsertthephrase“section3b(D.C.OfficialCode§50-2206.11)”initsplace.3)Strikethephrase“Operatingorphysicallycontrollingavehiclewhenunder
theinfluenceofintoxicatingliquorordrugs,whenoperatingabilityisimpairedbyintoxicatingliquor,orwhentheoperator’sblood,breath,orurinecontainstheamountofalcoholwhichisprohibitedbysection10(b)”andinsertthephrase“Drivingundertheinfluence(DUI)ofalcoholoradrug”initsplace.
211)”and

2
ENROLLED ORIGINAL
(4)Strikethephrase“section13(e)(D.C.OfficialCinsertthephrase“section13(£)(D.C.OfficialCode§50-1403.01(f)

§50-1403.01(e))”anditsplace.

Sec.5.Section5(a)oftheActtoRegulatePublicConductonPublicPassengerVehicles,effectiveSeptember23,1975(D.C.Law1-18;D.C.OfficialCode§35-254(a)),isamendedasfollows:
(a)Paragraph(1)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“ofthissection”andinsertingthe
phrase“and(1A)ofthissection”initsplace.
(b)Paragraph(2)(A)isamendedtoreadasfollows:
“(2\(A)ViolationspenalizedunderthissubsectionshallbeadjudicatedbytheOfficeofAdministrativeHearingsinaccordancewiththeDepartmentofConsumerandRegulatoryAffairsCivilInfractionsActof1985,effectiveOctober5,1985(D.C.Law6-42:D.C.OfficialCode§2-1801.01efseq.).”.
Sec.6.Chapter8ofTitle16oftheDistrictofColumbiaOfficialCodeisamendedasfollows:
(a)Section16-805(c)(1)isamendedasfollows:
(1)Subparagraph(A)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“priortotheeffectivedateoftheSecondChanceAmendmentActof2022,passedon2ndreadingonDecember20,2022(EnrolledversionofBill24-63)”andinsertingthephrase“onorbeforeSeptember30,2027"initsplace.
(2)Subparagraph(B)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“theeffectivedateofthe
SecondChanceAmendientActof2022,on2ndreadingonDecember20,2022(EnrolledversionofBill24-63),shallbesealed”andinsertingthephrase“October1,2027,shallbesealedbyOctober1,2027,or”initsplace.
(b)Section16-806isamendedasfollows:
(1)Subsection(a)(1)(B)isamendedtoreadasfollows:
“(B)(i)Theoffenseisnotanoffenselistedin§16-805(b)andthepersoncited,arrested,orchargedfilesawrittenmotionpriortoOctober1,2027;or
(ii)Theoffenseisanoffenselistedin§16-805(b);and”
(2)Subsection(i)isamendedbyaddinganewparagraph(7)toreadasfollow
“(7)Notwithstandingparagraph(6)ofthissubsection,thedismissalofa motionunderthissectionbetweenMarch1,2025,andtheeffectivedateofthePeaceDC OmnibusEmergencyAmendmentActof2025,effectiveJuly14,2025(D.C.Act26-109;72DCR8013),
shallnotprecludeamovantfromfilingandtheCourtfromentertainingsubsequentmotionssooner than one year afterthe dateon which the initialmotion was resolved.”,

ENROLLED ORIGINAL
Sec.7.The SecureDC Omnibus Amendment Actof2024, effectiveJune 8,2024 (D.C.
Law 25-175;71 DCR 2732),isamended as follows:
(a)Section18(¢)(2)isamendedtoreadasfollows:
(2)Paragraph(1)ofthissubsectionshallexpireDecember31,2026.”.
(b)Section30isamendedasfollows:
(1)Subsection(£)(1)(H)isamendedtoreadasfollows:
“(H)A newparagraph(9)isaddedtoreadasfollows:
“(9)Committedacrimeofviolence,asthattermisdefinedin§23-1331(4);except,thatrobberywherethevictimdoesnotsustainaphysicalinjuryandburglaryintheseconddegreeshallnotbesubjecttotherebuttablepresumptionofdetentionunderthissubsection.”.’

(2)Subsection(k)isamendedtoreadasfollows:
“(k)Subsections(f),(g),and(h)ofthissectionshallexpireDecember31,2026.”.
Sec.8.Section1505oftheCriminalJusticeCoordinatingCouncilfortheDistrictofColumbiaEstablishmentActof2001.effectiveOctober3,2001(D.C.Law14-28;D.C.OfficialCode§22-4234),isamendedasfollows:
(a)Subsection(b-9)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“May7,2025”andinsertingthe
phrase“September30,2026”initsplace.
(b)Subsection(b-10)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“May7,2025”andinsertingthephrase“September30,2026”initsplace.
Sec.9.Section4(a)oftheClemencyBoardWaiverAuthorityTemporaryAmendmentActof2025,effectiveJuly24,2025(D.C.Law26-21;72DCR 4888),isamendedtoreadasfollows:
)ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobytheMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto)anda60-dayperiodofcongressionalreviewasprovidedinsection602(c)(2)ofthe DistrictofColumbiaHome RuleAct,approved
December24,1973(87Stat.813;D.C.OfficialCode§1-206.02(¢)(2)).”.
Sec.10.Applicability.
Section 6 shallapply as of March 1,2025.
Sec.1.Fiscalimpactstatement.

ENROLLED ORIGINAL
TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementoftheBudgetDirectorasthefiscalimpact
statementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approved
October16,2006(120Stat.2038;D.C.OfficialCode§ 1-301.47a).
Sec.12.Effectivedate.
ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobytheMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto),andshallremainineffectfornolongerthan90days,asprovidedforemergencyactsoftheCounciloftheDistrictofColumbiainsection412(a)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.788;
D.C.OfficialCode§1-204.12(a)).
(airman
Councilof theDistrictof Columbia

Mayor
DistrictofColdmbiaAPPROVED
OCTOBER 23, 2025

COUNCILOFTHEDISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
WASHINGTON,DC,20004

[X1ITEMONCONSENTCALENDAR,

[XJACTION FinalReading,CC
[DX]VOTEDATE October7,2025
[X]VOICEVOTE ‘Approved
RECORDEDVOTEONREQUEST
ABSENT
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Allen x LewisGeorge| X R.White x
Bonds x MeDutie x T.White x
Felder x Nadeau x
Frumin x Parker x
X-IndicateVote AB ~Absent NV--Present,NotVoting Rec-Recused
CERTIFICATIONRECORD

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