PR26-0520 • 2025

Juvenile Curfew Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026

Children

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Pinto
Last action: 2026-02-13
Official status: Approved
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on when the curfew starts or if it includes 17-year-olds, so these statements were removed.

Emergency Juvenile Curfew Law for Public Safety

This law allows the Mayor and Chief of Police to extend curfew hours for young people in Washington D.C. when needed to protect safety or property.

What This Bill Does

Allows the Mayor to extend juvenile curfew hours if it is necessary to protect public safety or public or private property.

Who It Names or Affects

Young people in Washington D.C., especially those aged 16 and under, now including 17-year-olds.
The Mayor of Washington D.C.
The Chief of Police in Washington D.C.

Terms To Know

Juvenile Curfew Act: A law that sets rules for when young people must be at home after dark to protect them and the community.
Emergency Amendment Act: A temporary law passed quickly in times of crisis or urgent need.

Limits and Unknowns

The exact details on how long the emergency curfew rules will stay in place are not clear.
It is unclear what specific circumstances would allow for extended curfew zones to be set by the Chief of Police.

Bill History

2026-02-13 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Resolution R26-0308, Effective from Feb 03, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 001414
2026-02-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Retained by the Council
2026-02-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Legislative Meeting
2026-02-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Approved with Resolution Number R26-0308
2026-02-02 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
PR26-0520 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Juvenile Curfew Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL

1

A RESOLUTION

26-308

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

February 3, 2026

To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need
to amend the Juvenile Curfew Act of 1995 to authorize the Mayor to extend the juvenile
curfew hours in the District when appropriate to protect public safety or public or private
property, to authorize the Chief of Police to establish extended juvenile curfew hour
zones in specified circumstances, to start the juvenile curfew hours at 11 p.m. every day,
and to extend the applicability of the juvenile curfew to 17-year olds; and to amend the
Volunteer Services Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2025 to make
conforming changes.

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “Juvenile Curfew Congressional Review Emergency Declaration
Resolution of 2026”.

Sec. 2. (a) On November 4, 2025, the Council approved the Juvenile Curfew Second
Emergency Amendment Act of 2025, effective November 7, 2025 (D.C. Act 26-178; 72 DCR
12678) (“emergency act”). The emergency act is set to expire on February 5, 2026.
(b) On December 2, 2025, the Council approved the Juvenile Curfew Second Temporary
Amendment Act of 2025, enacted on December 19, 2025 (D.C. Act 26-218; 73 DCR 22)
(“temporary act”). The temporary act is projected to become law on February 12, 2026.
(c) Congressional review emergency legislation is necessary to prevent a gap in the law
between the expiration of the emergency act and 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
Juvenile Curfew Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2026 be adopted after a
single reading.

Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.