PR 26-0161 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Secure DC Pretrial Detention Extension and Reporting Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

This resolution prevents a legal gap between two existing pretrial detention laws in Washington, D.C. It extends the temporary provisions of the Secure DC Pretrial Detention Emergency Act (D.C. Act 26-7, expiring May 14, 2025) until the Secure DC Pretrial Detention Temporary Act (Bill 26-0082, effective July 12, 2025) takes effect. The resolution is procedural - no new policy changes are made - and solely ensures continuous legal authority for pretrial detention rules during the transition period. It was adopted as an emergency measure to avoid a lapse in the law.

Bill status in committee 3 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Council Passage

Apr 2025

Governor

Introduced Mar 28, 2025 Last action Apr 11, 2025

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Introduction → Enrollment · 4 edits

MODERATE

This document shows a transition from a draft resolution to an enrolled (final) version of a legislative bill. The main substantive changes involve updating dates and act references to reflect the actual legislative history, including changing the temporary act's date from 'passed on 2nd reading' to 'enacted on March 13, 2025' with specific act numbers. The bill's core purpose remains unchanged - to address emergency congressional review issues related to pretrial detention provisions.

TIMELINE

Updated the temporary act date from February 18, 2025 to March 13, 2025, and added specific act numbers (D.C. Act 26-22; 72 DCR 3110) to reflect the actual legislative history.

TECHNICAL

Changed the emergency act name from 'Act' to 'Amendment Act' in section 3 to maintain consistency with the actual legislation title.

Added bill number 26-59 and date April 1, 2025 to the enrolled version header, along with proper formatting for the final enrolled document.

Removed draft formatting elements including placeholder lines, page numbers, and the original councilmember attribution that were present in the introduction version.

Floor votes · Council Apr 1, 2025

How they voted

12–0

Passed

Total votes 12

Apr 1, 2025

D Democratic10

10 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent2

2 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Apr 1, 2025

Council · Passed

Council Vote: pass (12-0)

council

Mar 28, 2025

Introduced

PR26-0161 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the Secretary

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors