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B26-0419 • 2025

Background Check Adjustment Amendment Act of 2025

Background Check Adjustment Amendment Act of 2025

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Sponsor
Mendelson
Last action
2026-05-05
Official status
Under Council Review
Effective date
Not listed

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Background Check Adjustment Amendment Act of 2025

Background Check Adjustment Amendment Act of 2025

What This Bill Does

  • Background Check Adjustment Amendment Act of 2025

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Bill History

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

    Legislative Meeting

  2. 2026-04-21 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Committee Mark-up of B26-0419 by the Committee of the Whole

  3. 2026-04-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Mark-up filed in the Office of Secretary

  4. 2026-02-13 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Public Hearing on B26-0419 View Public Hearing Record

  5. 2026-01-23 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register

  6. 2026-01-21 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary by Committee of the Whole

  7. 2025-10-21 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Referred to Committee of the Whole with comments from the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, and Committee on Youth Affairs

  8. 2025-10-10 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0419 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  9. 2025-10-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0419 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Background Check Adjustment Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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GE Dante—Chairman PhilMendelson
ABILL.
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
ToamendtheCriminalBackgroundChecksfortheProtectionofChildrenActof2004toallow
authorizedcoveredyouthservicesproviderstoperformbackgroundchecksonbehalfoftheiremployeesandtosimplifycross-jurisdictionalbackgroundchecks.BEITENACTEDBY THECOUNCILOFTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA,Thatthis
actmaybecitedasthe“BackgroundCheckAdjustmentsAmendmentActof2025”.
Sec.2.TheCriminalBackgroundChecksfortheProtectionofChildrenActof2004,
effectiveApril13,2005(D.CLaw15-353;D.C.OfficialCode§4-1501.01erseg.),isamended
asfollows:
(a)Section205(c)(3)(D.C.OfficialCode§4-1501.05(c)(3))isamendedbystrikingthe
phrase“Mayorofthe”andinsertingthephrase“Mayororthe”initsplace.
(b)A newsection206bisaddedtoreadasfollows:
“Sec.206b.Privateentitiesauthorizedtoconductbackgroundchecks.
“TheMayormayauthorizeaprivateentitythatisacoveredyouthservicesproviderto
performthebackgroundcheckfunctionsandproceduresdescribedinsections203(a)and205for
theentity’semployeesandvolunteers;provided,thattheentitysubmitsanyrecordsobtained
pursuantto such authorizationtothe Mayor forusesconsistentwith thisact.”.
(c)Section208 (D.C. OfficialCode § 4-1501.08)isamended as follows:

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(1)Thelead-inlanguageisamendedbystrikingthephrase“receivedbythe
Mayorshall”andinsertingthephrase“received,pursuanttothisact,bytheMayororaprivate
entitythatisacoveredchildoryouthservicesprovidershall”initsplace.
(2)Paragraph(4)isamendedbystrikingthesemicolonandinsertingthephrase“,
includingconsenttosatisfyacriminalhistoryortrafficrecordscheckrequiredbyanother
jurisdiction:”initsplace.
Sec.3.Fiscalimpactstatement.
TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementinthecommitteereportasthefiscal
impactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,
approvedOctober16,2006(120Stat.2038;D.C.OfficialCode§1-301.47a).
Sec.4.Effectivedate.
ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobythe
Mayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto)anda30-dayperiodofcongressionalreview
asprovidedinsection602(c)(1)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember
24, 1973 (87 Stat.813;D.C. OfficialCode § 1-206.02(c)(1)).