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PR26-0621 • 2025

Pretrial Detention Reporting Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026

Pretrial Detention Reporting Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026

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
Approved
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about how emergency circumstances were determined or what exact reporting requirements are being clarified.

Emergency Resolution for Pretrial Detention Reporting

This emergency resolution declares the need to amend an existing act to clarify reporting requirements related to pretrial detention.

What This Bill Does

  • Declares that an emergency exists due to the need to amend the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Act of 2001 to clarify certain reporting requirements.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The District of Columbia's Criminal Justice Coordinating Council

Terms To Know

Emergency Act
A law passed to address urgent situations that requires immediate action.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify the exact nature of the reporting requirements.
  • Does not detail how the emergency circumstances were determined.

Bill History

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

    Resolution R26-0359, Effective from Mar 31, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 006073

  2. 2026-03-31 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

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

    Legislative Meeting

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

    Approved with Resolution Number R26-0359

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

    PR26-0621 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Pretrial Detention Reporting Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL

1

A RESOLUTION

26-359

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

March 31, 2026

To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need
to amend the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for the District of Columbia
Establishment Act of 2001 to clarify certain reporting requirements.

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

Sec. 2. (a) On January 6, 2026, the Council passed the Pretrial Detention Reporting
Emergency Amendment Act of 2026, effective January 27, 2026 (D.C. Act 26-254; 73 DCR
1080) (“emergency act”), which expires on April 27, 2026.
(b) On February 3, 2026, the Council passed on second reading the Pretrial Detention
Reporting Temporary Amendment Act of 2026, enacted on March 2, 2026 (D.C. Act 26-267; 73
DCR 3134) (“temporary act”), which has not yet completed congressional review.
(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 Pretrial
Detention Reporting Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2026 be adopted
after a single reading.

Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.