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B26-0561 • 2025

Pretrial Detention Reporting Emergency Amendment Act of 2026

Pretrial Detention Reporting Emergency Amendment Act of 2026

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Pinto
Last action
2026-02-06
Official status
Enacted
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not provide detailed information about juvenile-related reports or specify the exact nature of the Prioritizing Public Safety Emergency law.

Pretrial Detention Reporting Emergency Amendment Act of 2026

This act amends the reporting requirements for pretrial detention in Washington D.C. to specify new deadlines and effective dates.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the deadline for submitting certain reports related to pretrial detention from no later than 180 days after a previous law's applicability date to September 30, 2026.
  • Updates existing reporting requirements to include specific effective dates of other laws.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for the District of Columbia
  • Agencies responsible for pretrial detention reporting

Terms To Know

Pretrial Detention Reporting
Reporting requirements related to individuals held in custody before their trial.
SecureDC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024
A previous law that affected certain aspects of pretrial detention and reporting.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act is effective for no longer than 90 days after approval by the Mayor or Council action to override a veto.
  • Specific deadlines are set based on the enactment dates of other laws, which may affect when these changes take effect.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0254 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 001080, Expires on Apr 27, 2026

  2. 2026-02-02 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  3. 2026-01-27 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0254, Expires on Apr 27, 2026

  4. 2026-01-20 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Feb 02, 2026

  5. 2026-01-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  6. 2026-01-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  7. 2026-01-05 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0561 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Pretrial Detention Reporting Emergency Amendment Act of 2026

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT

ACT 26-254
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
JANUARY 27, 2026
‘Toamend,onanemergencybasis,section1505oftheCriminalJusticeCoordinatingCouncilfortheDistrictofColumbiaEstablishmentActof2001toclarifycertainreportingrequirements.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
actmay be citedas the“PretrialDetentionReportingEmergency Amendment Act of 2026”.
Sec,2.Section1505oftheCriminalJusticeCoordinatingCouncilfortheDistrictofColumbiaEstablishmentActof2001,effectiveOctober3,2001(D.C.Law14-28;D.C.OfficialCode§22-4234),isamendedasfollows:(a)Subsection(b-9)isamendedasfollows:
(1)Thelead-inlanguageisamendedbystrikingthephrase“nolaterthan180daysaftertheapplicabilitydateofsection30(4),(g),and(h)oftheSecureDC OmnibusAmendmentActof2024,passedon2ndreadingonMarch5,2024(EnrolledversionofBill24-
345)(“SecureDC Omnibus”)”andinsertingthephrase“nolaterthanSeptember30,2026”initsplace.
(2)Paragraph(2)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“andaftertheeffectivedateoftheSecureDC Omnibus”andinsertingthephrase“,aftertheeffectivedateofthePrioritizingPublicSafetyEmergency,andaftertheeffectivedateoftheSecureDC Omnibus”initsplace.
(3)Paragraph(3)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“andaftertheeffectivedateoftheSecureDC Omnibus”andinsertingthephrase“,aftertheeffectivedateofthePrioritizingPublicSafetyEmergency,andaftertheeffectivedateoftheSecureDC Omnibus”initsplace.(4)Paragraph(4)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“andaftertheeffectivedateoftheSecureDC Omnibus”andinsertingthephrase“,aftertheeffectivedateofthePrioritizing
PublicSafetyEmergency,andaftertheeffectivedateoftheSecureDC Omnibus”initsplace.(b)Subsection(b-10)isamendedasfollows:(1)Thelead-inlanguageisamendedbystrikingthephrase“forjuvenilinsertingthephrase“forjuveniles,nolaterthanSeptember30,2026”initsplace.
(2)Paragraph(2)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“andaftertheapplicabilitydateofsection28oftheSecureDC Omnibus”andinsertingthephrase“aftertheeffectivedate

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
ofthePrioritizingPublicSafetyEmergency,andaftertheeffectivedateoftheSecureDCOmnibus”initsplace.
(3)Paragraph(3)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“andaftertheapplicabilitydateofsection28oftheSecureDC Omnibus”andinsertingthephrase“aftertheeffectivedateofthePrioritizingPublicSafetyEmergency,andaftertheeffectivedateoftheSecureDCOmnibus”initsplace.(4)Paragraph(4)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“andaftertheapplicability
dateofsection28oftheSecureDC Omnibus”andinsertingthephrase“,aftertheeffectivedateofthePrioritizingPublicSafetyEmergency,andaftertheeffectivedateoftheSecureDCOmnibus”initsplace.(5)Paragraph(5)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“andaftertheapplicabilitydateofsection28oftheSecureDC Omnibus”andinsertingthephrase“,aftertheeffectivedateofthePrioritizingPublicSafetyEmergency,andaftertheeffectivedateoftheSecureDCOmnibus”initsplace.
(6)Paragraph(6)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“andaftertheapplicabilitydateofsection28oftheSecureDC Omnibus”andinsertingthephrase“,aftertheeffectivedateofthePrioritizingPublicSafetyEmergency,andaftertheeffectivedateoftheSecureDCOmnibus”initsplace.
(7)Paragraph(7)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“andaftertheapplicabilitydateofsection28oftheSecureDC Omnibus”andinsertingthephrase“,aftertheeffectivedateofthePrioritizingPublicSafetyEmergency,andaftertheeffectivedateoftheSecureDCOmnibus”initsplace.
Sec.3,Applicability.
ThisactshallapplyasofJanuary1,2025.
Sec.4.Fiscalimpactstatement.
‘TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementoftheBudgetDirectorasthefiscalimpactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approvedOctober16,2006(120Stat.2038;D.C.OfficialCode§1-301.47a),
Sec.5.Efitetivedate.
ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobytheMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto),andshallremainineffectfornolongerthan
ENROLLED ORIGINAL
90days,asprovidedforemergencyactsoftheCounciloftheDistrictofColumbiainsection
412(a)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.788;D.C,OfficialCode§1-204.12(a)).
Councilofthe Districtof Columbia.

APPROVED
January 27,2026
COUNCILOFTHE DISTRICTOF COLUMBIA.

WASHINGTON, DC, 20004
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