B 26-0381 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Technical Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

This bill expands the Police Complaints Board from 5 to 9 members, requiring representation from each city ward plus one at-large member, with all members (after a transition) prohibited from having current law enforcement affiliations. It grants the Office of Police Complaints Executive Director new authority to independently initiate complaints when evidence of misconduct - such as failure to intervene in excessive force or failure to report violations - is discovered, even if not raised by the original complainant. It also clarifies that specific victim-related provisions in Chapter 3 of Title 14 apply only to individuals under 18 years old. As an emergency measure, it expires 90 days after enactment or upon the applicability date of a related 2022 law.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Sub-Topics: Policing

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Oct 2025

Committee Review

Council Passage

Oct 2025

Signed into Law

Oct 2025

Introduced Oct 6, 2025 Signed Oct 30, 2025

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MODERATE

This bill expands the Police Complaints Board from 5 to 9 members to ensure broader community representation, and grants the Office of Police Complaints Executive Director authority to initiate their own complaints when they discover evidence of police misconduct not originally alleged. It also clarifies that certain provisions in the District's code only apply to victims under 18 years of age.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of the Police Complaints Board membership requirements and adds new enforcement authority for the Executive Director to act independently on discovered misconduct.

REQUIREMENT

Increased Police Complaints Board membership from 5 members to 9 members, including one member from each Ward and one at-large member, with restrictions on law enforcement affiliations after the current MPD member's term expires.

ENFORCEMENT

Added new authority for the Executive Director to initiate their own complaints when they discover evidence of police abuse or misuse of powers not alleged in the original complaint, including failure to intervene or report misconduct.

ELIGIBILITY

Clarified that certain provisions in Chapter 3 of Title 14 of the District of Columbia Official Code only apply to victims who are under 18 years of age.

DEFINITION

Added a new definition for 'MPD' as the Metropolitan Police Department in the Office of Citizen Complaint Review Establishment Act of 1998.

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

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Committee

Oct 7, 2025

Council · Passed

Council Vote: pass (13-0)

council

Oct 6, 2025

Introduced

B26-0381 Introduced by Councilmember Allen at Office of the Secretary

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors