B 26-0382 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Technical Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

This bill temporarily expands the Police Complaints Board from 5 to 9 members (one per ward plus an at-large member, none affiliated with law enforcement after the current MPD member's term ends) and grants the Office of Police Complaints Executive Director new authority to file complaints independently when they discover unreported misconduct, such as officers failing to intervene in excessive force incidents or not reporting violations by colleagues. It also makes minor technical changes to clarify that certain victim protections in Chapter 3 of Title 14 apply only to individuals under 18 years old. The bill is temporary, expiring 225 days after enactment or upon the effective date of another related act. It directly affects the complaint process for police misconduct, the Police Complaints Board, and victims under 18 in specific legal contexts.

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

Jan 2026

Introduced Oct 6, 2025 Signed Jan 23, 2026

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What changed between versions

Engrossment → Enrollment · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was transitioned from its Engrossed version to its Enrolled version, which is the final version signed into law. The substantive policy content remained largely the same, though there were minor formatting adjustments and one technical amendment to a section number. The bill expands police oversight by increasing Police Complaints Board membership and allows the Executive Director to initiate complaints based on discovered misconduct, while also clarifying age restrictions for certain victim protections.

Scope change

The bill's scope remained substantively unchanged; the Enrolled version contains the same policy provisions as the Engrossed version with minor formatting adjustments and one technical correction to a section reference number.

TECHNICAL

Section 3(c) was updated to reference subsection (b)(5) instead of (b)(4) for Section 14-312, correcting a numbering error in the original draft.

Added signature lines for the Council Chairman and Mayor at the end of the enrolled version, which are standard for final legislative documents.

Minor formatting adjustments including changes in line breaks and spacing throughout the document to conform to enrolled bill standards.

Floor votes · Council Oct 21, 2025

How they voted

13–0

Passed

Total votes 13

Oct 21, 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 21, 2025

Council · Passed

Council Vote: pass (13-0)

council

Oct 6, 2025

Introduced

B26-0382 Introduced by Councilmember Allen at Office of the Secretary

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors