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B26-0637 • 2025

Juvenile Curfew Sunset Temporary Amendment Act of 2026

Juvenile Curfew Sunset Temporary Amendment Act of 2026

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Sponsor
Pinto
Last action
2026-05-05
Official status
Withdrawn
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill was withdrawn and never became effective; all descriptions of its actions are based on what it proposed to do if passed.

Juvenile Curfew Sunset Temporary Amendment Act of 2026

This bill proposed to temporarily remove the end dates for laws that let the Mayor and Chief of Police set curfews for young people in Washington, D.C.

What This Bill Does

  • Proposed to repeal Section 4 of the Juvenile Curfew Second Temporary Amendment Act of 2025.
  • Proposed to repeal Section 3a of the Volunteer Services Temporary Amendment Act of 2025.
  • Would have continued the authority for the Chief of Police and Mayor to set juvenile curfews by removing sunset dates.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Council of the District of Columbia
  • The Mayor of Washington, D.C.
  • The Chief of Police in Washington, D.C.
  • Young people subject to curfew rules

Terms To Know

Sunset date
A specific day when a law automatically stops working unless it is renewed.
Repeal
To officially cancel or remove part of an existing law.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill was withdrawn on May 5, 2026, so it did not become a permanent law.
  • If approved, the act would have remained in effect for no longer than 90 days after taking effect.

Bill History

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

    Withdrawn

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

    Legislative Meeting

  3. 2026-03-31 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  4. 2026-03-31 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  5. 2026-03-30 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0637 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Juvenile Curfew Sunset Temporary Amendment Act of 2026

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
________________________
Councilmember Brooke Pinto

AN ACT

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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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To amend, on a temporary basis, the Juvenile Curfew Second Temporary Amendment Act of 1
2025 and the Volunteer Services Temporary Amendment Act of 2025 to repeal the sunset 2
date and continue the juvenile curfew and curfew zones authority for the Chief of Police 3
and the Mayor. 4
5
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 6
act may be cited as the “Juvenile Curfew Sunset Temporary Amendment Act of 2026”. 7
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Sec. 2. Section 4 of the Juvenile Curfew Second Temporary Amendment Act of 2025, 9
effective February 12, 2026 (D.C. Law 26-92; 73 DCR 22), is repealed. 10
Sec. 3. Section 3a of the Volunteer Services Temporary Amendment Act of 2025, 11
effective December 18, 2025 (D.C. Law 26-61; 72 DCR 13868), is repealed. 12
Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement. 13
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact 14
statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved 15
October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 16
Sec. 5. Effective date. 17
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 18
Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto) and shall remain in effect for no longer than 19
90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section 20

412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788; 21
D.C. Official Code § 1-204.12(a)). 22