B 26-0336 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Volunteer Services Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

This bill temporarily clarifies that the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, not just the District of Columbia Board of Education, has authority to set rules for volunteers working with the Attorney General's office. It amends the 1977 Volunteers Services Act by updating the governing body reference in the law. The change is effective for 225 days after enactment, making it a short-term adjustment to avoid confusion about who oversees volunteer programs. This directly affects the Attorney General's office, which manages volunteer programs under its authority. The bill makes no changes to volunteer program requirements or funding, only clarifying administrative authority.
Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2025
Committee Review
Council Passage
Oct 2025
Signed into Law
Jan 2026
Introduced Jul 23, 2025 Signed Jan 2, 2026
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Engrossment → Enrollment · 5 edits
MODERATE
The bill was finalized for enactment, expanding its scope to include amendments to the Juvenile Curfew Act in addition to the existing changes regarding volunteer services. The new additions authorize the Mayor to extend curfew hours for public safety and allow the Chief of Police to establish specific zones for extended curfew. Additionally, the curfew age was raised from 16 to 17, and specific hours were set for the fall of 2025.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from solely clarifying volunteer authority to also include significant amendments to the Juvenile Curfew Act.
SCOPE

Added a new section amending the Juvenile Curfew Act of 1995 to authorize the Mayor and Chief of Police to manage curfew hours.

ELIGIBILITY

Raised the age of juveniles subject to curfew from under 17 years to under 18 years.

REQUIREMENT

Established specific curfew hours for September, October, and November 2025, starting at 11 p.m. every day.

Created new authority for the Mayor to extend curfew hours and for the Chief of Police to create extended curfew zones based on public safety needs.

DEFINITION

Added a specific definition for 'Curfew hours' detailing daily times and special provisions for summer and fall months.

Floor votes · Council Oct 7, 2025

How they voted

13–0
Passed
Total votes 13
Oct 7, 2025
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent2
2 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
1
Committee
0
Amendments
1
Oct 7, 2025
Council · Passed
Council Vote: pass (13-0)
council
Sep 17, 2025
Introduced
(Pinto) AMENDMENT
legislature
Jul 23, 2025
Introduced
B26-0336 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the Secretary
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
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Brooke Pinto
DDemocratic
DC
Ward 2