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B26-0650 • 2025

Pretrial Detention Reporting Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2026

Pretrial Detention Reporting Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2026

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Enacted

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

Sponsor
Pinto
Last action
2026-04-17
Official status
Enacted
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The exact content or subject matter of the reports is not defined in this excerpt, only their deadlines are changed.

Pretrial Detention Reporting Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2026

This emergency law changes the deadline for certain pretrial detention and juvenile justice reports to September 30, 2026, and adds a requirement that reporting occur after specific other laws take effect.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the final date for submitting certain reports from an earlier timeline tied to another law to no later than September 30, 2026.
  • Updates Section 1505 of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Establishment Act of 2001 regarding reporting timelines.
  • Adds a requirement that reporting must occur after the effective dates of both the Prioritizing Public Safety Emergency and the Secure DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024.

Who It Names or Affects

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

Terms To Know

Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
A group in Washington, D.C., established by law to oversee criminal justice policies.
Secure DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024
An earlier District law regarding public safety measures referenced for reporting timelines.
Prioritizing Public Safety Emergency
A specific emergency measure whose effective date is now required before certain reports can be submitted.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This law applies retroactively to January 1, 2025.
  • As an emergency act, it will expire after 90 days unless Congress reviews and acts on it within that time.
  • The text changes when reports are due but does not describe the content of those reports.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0296 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 006069, Expires on Jul 09, 2026

  2. 2026-04-13 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  3. 2026-04-10 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0296, Expires on Jul 09, 2026

  4. 2026-04-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Apr 21, 2026

  5. 2026-03-31 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  6. 2026-03-31 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  7. 2026-03-30 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0650 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Pretrial Detention Reporting Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2026

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL.
AN ACT
D.C. ACT 26-296
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
APRIL 10,2026
‘Toamend,onanemergencybasis,duetocongressionalreview,section1505oftheCriminalJusticeCoordinatingCouncil fortheDistrictof Columbia EstablishmentAct of 2001 to
clarifycertainreportingrequirements.
BEITENACTEDBYTHECOUNCILOFTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA,Thatthisactmaybecitedasthe“PretrialDetentionReportingCongressionalReviewEmergencyAmendment Act of 2026”.

Sec.2.Section1505oftheCriminalJusticeCoordinatingCouneilfortheDistrictofColumbia EstablishmentAct of 2001, effectiveOctober 3,2001 (D.C. Law 14-28;D.C. Official
Code§22-4234),isamendedasfollows:
(a)Subsection(b-9)isamendedasfollows:
(1)Thelead-inlanguageisamendedbystrikingthephrase“nolaterthan180daysaftertheapplicabilitydateofsection30(f),(g),and(h)oftheSecureDCOmnibusAmendment Act of 2024, passed on 2nd readingon March 5,2024 (Enrolledversionof Bill 24-
345)(“SecureDCOmnibus)”andinsertingthephrase“nolaterthanSeptember30,2026”inits,place.
(2)Paragraph(2)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“andaftertheeffectivedateoftheSecureDCOmnibus”andinsertingthephrase“,aftertheeffectivedateofthePrioritizingPublicSafetyEmergency,andaftertheeffectivedateoftheSecureDCOmnibus”initsplace.
(3)Paragraph(3)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“andaftertheeffectivedateoftheSecureDCOmnibus”andinsertingthephrase“ aftertheeffectivedateofthePrioritizingPublicSafetyEmergency,andaftertheeffectivedateoftheSecureDCOmnibus"initsplace.(4)Paragraph(4)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“andaftertheeffectivedateoftheSecureDCOmnibus”andinsertingthephrase“,aftertheeffectivedateofthePrioritizingPublicSafetyEmergency,andaftertheeffectivedateoftheSecureDCOmnibus”initsplace.(b)Subsection(b-10)isamended as follows:
(1)Thelead-inlanguageisamendedbystrikingthephrase“forjuvenileinsertingthephrase“forjuveniles,nolaterthanSeptember30,2026”initsplace.

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
(2)Paragraph(2)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“andaftertheapplicabilitydateofsection28oftheSecureDC Omnibus”andinsertingthephrase“aftertheeffectivedateofthePrioritizingPublicSafetyEmergency,andaftertheeffectivedateoftheSecureDC
Omnibus”initsplace.
(3)Paragraph(3)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“andaftertheapplicabilitydateofsection28oftheSecureDC Omnibus”andinsertingthephrase“aftertheeffectivedateofthePrioritizingPublicSafetyEmergency,andaftertheeffectivedateoftheSecureDC
Omnibus”initsplace.
(4)Paragraph(4)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“andaftertheapplicabilitydateofsection28oftheSecureDC Omnibus”andinsertingthephrase“,aftertheeffectivedateofthePrioritizingPublicSafetyEmergency,andaftertheeffectivedateoftheSecureDC
Omnibus”initsplace.
(5)Paragraph(5)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“andaftertheapplicabilitydateofsection28oftheSecureDC Omnibus”andinsertingthephrase“,aftertheeffectivedate
ofthePrioritizingPublicSafetyEmergency,andaftertheeffectivedateoftheSecureDCOmnibus”initsplace.
(6)Paragraph(6)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“andaftertheapplicabilitydateofsection28oftheSecureDC Omnibus”andinsertingthephrase“,aftertheeffectivedate
ofthePrioritizingPublicSafetyEmergency,andaftertheeffectivedateoftheSecureDCOmnibus”initsplace.
(7)Paragraph(7)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“andaftertheapplicabilitydateofsection28oftheSecureDC Omnibus”andinsertingthephrase“,aftertheeffectivedate
ofthePrioritizingPublicSafetyEmergency,andaftertheeffectivedateoftheSecureDCOmnibus”initsplace.

Sec.3.Applicability.
ThisactshallapplyasofJanuary1,2025.
Sec.4,Fiscalimpactstatement.
‘TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementoftheBudgetDirectorasthefiscalimpactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approved
October16,2006(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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Councilof the Districtof Columbia,

DistrictgfColumbia
APPROVED
APRIL 10, 2026

DocketNo.826-0850
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COUNCILOF THEDISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
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FinalReading,CC
March31,2026
‘Approved

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ChairmanMendelson]x Frumin x Pinto
Allen x Henderson x R.White
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Crawford x Nadeau x
Felder x Parker x
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SecretarytotheCounc Date