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PR26-0498 • 2025

Prearrest Diversion Task Force Recommendations Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026

Prearrest Diversion Task Force Recommendations Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution 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
2026-01-16
Official status
Approved
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how many people might be affected by changes to prearrest diversion recommendations.

Emergency Change for Prearrest Diversion

This resolution changes the deadline for recommendations from the Prearrest Diversion Task Force and allows certain legal notices to be published in newspapers.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the date by which the Prearrest Diversion Task Force must issue initial recommendations about prearrest diversion of certain misdemeanor offenses and categories of people to July 2026.
  • Allows legal notices, such as requests for formal probate or appointments, to be published in newspapers instead of being sent individually.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People involved with the Prearrest Diversion Task Force
  • Individuals who need to receive legal notices about probate or property matters

Terms To Know

Prearrest Diversion Task Force
A group that makes recommendations on how certain misdemeanor offenses can be handled before someone is arrested.
Probate
The legal process of administering a deceased person's estate and distributing their property according to the law or their will.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This resolution only affects laws in the District of Columbia.
  • It does not specify how many people might be affected by changes to prearrest diversion recommendations.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-16 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Resolution R26-0293, Effective from Jan 06, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 000456

  2. 2026-01-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  3. 2026-01-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  4. 2026-01-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Approved with Resolution Number R26-0293

  5. 2026-01-05 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    PR26-0498 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Prearrest Diversion Task Force Recommendations Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL

1

A RESOLUTION

26-293

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

January 6, 2026

To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need
to amend section 1507 of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for the District of
Columbia Establishment Act of 2001 to change the date by which the Prearrest Diversion
Task Force shall issue initial recommendations for prearrest diversion of certain
misdemeanor offenses and categories of persons to July 2026; and to amend Title 20 of
the District of Columbia Official Code to allow for notice of request for formal probate,
notice from a foreign personal representative of a decedent who owned any property
located in the District of Columbia, and notice of appointment to interested persons,
creditors, and unknown heirs in a legal periodical or newspaper of general circulation in
the District.

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “Prearrest Diversion Task Force Recommendations Congressional
Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026”.

Sec. 2. (a) On October 7, 2025, the Council passed the Prearrest Diversion Task Force
Recommendations Emergency Amendment Act of 2025, effective October 23, 2025 (D.C. Act
26-174; __ DCR ___) (“emergency act”), which will expire on January 21, 2026.
(b) On October 21, 2025, the Council passed the Prearrest Diversion Task Force
Recommendations Temporary Amendment Act of 2025, enacted on November 10, 2025 (D.C.
Act 26-193; 72 DCR 12875) (“temporary act”), which is projected to become law on March 10,
2026.
(c) Congressional review emergency legislation is necessary to prevent a gap in the law
between the expiration of the emergency act and the effective date of the temporary act.

Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances
enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the
Prearrest Diversion Task Force Recommendations Congressional Review Emergency
Amendment Act of 2026 be adopted after a single reading.

Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.