Living Donor Protection Amendment Act of 2025
The Living Donor Protection Amendment Act of 2025 would prevent life, disability, and long-term care insurance companies in the District of Columbia from discriminating against living organ donors. It bans insurers from denying coverage, charging higher premiums, or altering policy terms solely based on someone’s status as a living organ donor. The law directly affects approximately 567 living organ donors in the District (per the bill’s data) and requires insurers to base decisions on actual health risks, not donor status. It takes effect for new policies issued after January 1, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Council Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jul 2025
Introduced Jan 6, 2025
Signed Jul 18, 2025
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Engrossment
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MODERATE
The bill was finalized and signed into law, adding specific definitions for 'living donor' and 'organ' to the insurance code. It prohibits insurers from denying coverage or charging higher premiums based solely on an individual's status as a living donor, effective after January 1, 2026.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on protecting living donors from insurance discrimination, but the text was updated to include reproductive cells (spermatozoa and ova) in the definition of 'tissue' and to correct minor phrasing in the definitions.
DEFINITION
The definition of 'living donor' was slightly rephrased to clarify that they have donated 'all, or part' of an organ or tissue.
The definition of 'tissue' was updated to explicitly include spermatozoa and ova (eggs) as protected body parts.
TIMELINE
A new section was added specifying that the protections apply to insurance policies delivered or issued for delivery after January 1, 2026.
REQUIREMENT
The final enrolled version includes signature lines for the Council Chairman and the Mayor, confirming the bill has passed all legislative stages.
Floor votes · Council May 6, 2025
How they voted
12–0
Passed
Total votes 12
May 6, 2025
D
Democratic10
100% Yea
I
Independent2
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
2
Committee
2
May 6, 2025
Council · Passed
Council Vote: pass (12-0)
council
Mar 20, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Committee Mark-up of B26-0022 by the Business and Economic Development Committee
legislature
Jan 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Business and Economic Development
legislature
Jan 6, 2025
Introduced
B26-0022 Introduced by Councilmember McDuffie at Office of the Secretary
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Kenyan McDuffie
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