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B26-0732 • 2025

Prearrest Diversion Task Force Recommendations Emergency Amendment Act of 2026

Prearrest Diversion Task Force Recommendations Emergency Amendment Act of 2026

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Sponsor
Pinto
Last action
2026-07-14
Official status
Under Council Review
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official status indicates the bill is still under Council review and has not yet been enacted into law.

Prearrest Diversion Task Force Recommendations Emergency Amendment Act of 2026

This bill changes the deadline for a task force to report on prearrest diversion and updates rules about publishing certain legal notices in newspapers.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the date by which the Prearrest Diversion Task Force must issue initial recommendations to no later than June 2025.
  • Sets a new deadline of July 31, 2026, for the task force to complete its work on prearrest diversion plans.
  • Amends District law to allow certain legal notices about property and wills to be published in newspapers or periodicals.
  • Specifies that this act is an emergency measure that expires after 90 days if not made permanent.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Prearrest Diversion Task Force
  • People involved with formal probate, foreign personal representatives of decedents who owned property in the District, and interested persons receiving legal notices

Terms To Know

Prearrest Diversion Task Force
A group required to issue recommendations for prearrest diversion of certain misdemeanor offenses.
Emergency Act
A law that takes effect quickly but remains in force for no longer than 90 days unless extended or made permanent by the Council.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not explain what specific recommendations the task force will make.
  • It is unclear if this emergency act will be renewed after its 90-day limit expires.
  • The text does not list which newspapers are approved for publishing legal notices.

Bill History

  1. 2026-07-14 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  2. 2026-07-14 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  3. 2026-07-09 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0732 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Prearrest Diversion Task Force Recommendations Emergency Amendment Act of 2026

Current Bill Text

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Councilmember Brooke Pinto 3
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A BILL 6
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 10
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To amend, on an emergency basis, section 1507 of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for 15
the District of Columbia Establishment Act of 2001 to change the date by which the 16
Prearrest Diversion Task Force shall issue initial recommendations for prearrest diversion 17
of certain misdemeanor offenses and categories of persons to July 2026; and to amend 18
Title 20 of the District of Columbia Official Code to allow for notice of request for 19
formal probate, notice from a foreign personal representative of a decedent who owned 20
any property located in the District of Columbia, and notice of appointment to interested 21
persons, creditors and unknown heirs in a legal periodical or newspaper of general 22
circulation in the District. 23
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 24
act may be cited as the “Prearrest Diversion Task Force Recommendations Emergency 25
Amendment Act of 2026”. 26
Sec. 2. Section 1507 of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for the District of 27
Columbia Establishment Act of 2001, effective June 8, 2024 (D.C. Law 25-175; D.C. Official 28
Code § 22-4237), is amended as follows: 29
(a) Subsection (g) is amended by striking the phrase “Within 3 months after 30
the applicability date of section 29 of the Secure DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024, passed 31
on 2nd reading on March 5, 2024 (Enrolled version of Bill 25-345),” and inserting the phrase 32
“No later than June 2025,” in its place. 33
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(b) Subsection (h) is amended by striking the phrase “Within one year after 34
the applicability date of section 29 of the Secure DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024, passed 35
on 2nd reading on March 5, 2024 (Enrolled version of Bill 25-345),” and inserting the phrase 36
“No later than July 31, 2026,” in its place. 37
Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement. 38
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact 39
statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved 40
October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 41
Sec. 4. Effective date. 42
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 43
Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than 44
90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section 45
412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788; 46
D.C. Official Code § 1-204.12(a)). 47