Background Check Adjustment Amendment Act of 2025
This bill amends the 2004 "Criminal Background Checks for the Protection of Children Act" to allow approved youth service organizations (like after-school programs and youth centers) to conduct background checks on their own employees and volunteers. Previously, these checks required processing through the Mayor's office. The bill also streamlines cross-jurisdictional checks by requiring organizations to obtain consent for background checks needed in other areas. Authorized organizations must submit all background check results to the Mayor for compliance with the law.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Council Passage
Jun 2026
Signed into Law
Aug 2026
Introduced Oct 6, 2025
Signed Aug 28, 2026
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What changed between versions
Engrossment
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Enrollment
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2 edits
MINOR
The bill was finalized and enrolled, incorporating a minor correction to the section numbering for the new background check authority (changed from 206b to 205b) and updating a reference in the fiscal impact statement to cite the correct statute title. These changes ensure the final legal text is accurate and consistent with the intended policy of allowing private youth service providers to conduct background checks.
Scope change
The scope of the bill remains focused on authorizing private youth service providers to conduct background checks and clarifying consent for record releases; no substantive expansion or contraction of the program's reach occurred.
TECHNICAL
The section number for the new background check authority was corrected from '206b' in the engrossed version to '205b' in the enrolled version to maintain proper legislative numbering.
A citation in the fiscal impact statement was updated to correctly reference the 'General Legislative Procedures Act' instead of the previous incomplete phrasing.
Floor votes · Council Jun 2, 2026
How they voted
13–0
Passed
Total votes 13
Jun 2, 2026
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
I
Independent2
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jun 2, 2026
Council · Passed
Council Vote: pass (13-0)
council
Apr 21, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Committee Mark-up of B26-0419 by the Committee of the Whole
legislature
Oct 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee of the Whole with comments from the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, and Committee on Youth Affairs
legislature
Oct 6, 2025
Introduced
B26-0419 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Phil Mendelson
DDemocratic
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