B 26-0372 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Language Access Rulemaking Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

This bill amends the Language Access Act of 2004 to require the Mayor to issue implementing rules for language assistance services, clarifying the process under the District's administrative procedures. It directly affects District government agencies that provide public services, ensuring they follow standardized guidelines for assisting limited English proficient residents. The rules will detail how agencies must offer translation, interpretation, and other language access services, without changing the existing requirements of the Language Access Act. As an emergency measure, the bill takes immediate effect and expires in 90 days, though it applies retroactively to the original effective date of the Language Access Act (June 19, 2004).
Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2025
Committee Review
Council Passage
Oct 2025
Signed into Law
Oct 2025
Introduced Oct 2, 2025 Signed Oct 23, 2025
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Introduction → Enrollment · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill was reorganized and reformatted from a draft version to an enrolled (final) version. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, but the document structure was standardized with proper enrollment markings, spacing, and formatting conventions. No new policy provisions, funding amounts, or eligibility criteria were added or removed.
TECHNICAL

Document formatting was standardized with proper enrollment markings, spacing adjustments, and reorganization of sections for final legislative processing.

Floor votes · Council Oct 7, 2025

How they voted

12–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 13
Oct 7, 2025
D Democratic11
10 Yea 1
90% Yea
I Independent2
2 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
0
Oct 7, 2025
Council · Passed
Council Vote: pass (12-0-1)
council
Oct 2, 2025
Introduced
B26-0372 Introduced by Councilmember Nadeau at Office of the Secretary
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Brianne Nadeau
Brianne Nadeau
DDemocratic
DC
Ward 1