Subcontracting Requirements Exemption for Contracts for Health Benefits for District Employees Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025
This bill extends the deadline for contractors to submit compliant subcontracting plans specifically for health benefits contracts covering District of Columbia employees and their families. It modifies the Small and Certified Business Enterprise Development and Assistance Act (CBE Act) to allow contractors to provide these plans after initial proposals, rather than at the proposal stage. This change addresses a practical issue where exact contract values (based on employee enrollment) weren't known during initial bidding. The bill directly affects vendors bidding on health benefits contracts administered by the District's Department of Human Resources (DCHR), ensuring their proposals won't be rejected under the CBE Act's subcontracting rules.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Council Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced May 22, 2025
Signed Jun 3, 2025
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MODERATE
The document transitioned from a Mayor's letter proposing legislation to the formal enrolled version of the resolution. The substantive policy content remains largely the same, but the document type changed from a proposal to an enacted resolution. The date was updated from May 22, 2025 to June 3, 2025, and the resolution number was added as 26-135.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains unchanged - it still amends the Small and Certified Business Enterprise Development and Assistance Act of 2005 to extend deadlines for submitting subcontracting plans for health benefits contracts.
TECHNICAL
Document format changed from a Mayor's letter with proposed resolution to the enrolled original resolution text
Resolution number 26-135 was added to identify the specific bill
Minor formatting changes including removal of Mayor's signature block and addition of enrolled original markings
TIMELINE
Date updated from May 22, 2025 to June 3, 2025
Floor votes · Council Jun 3, 2025
How they voted
12–0
Passed
Total votes 12
Jun 3, 2025
D
Democratic10
100% Yea
I
Independent2
100% Yea
Vote distribution
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All Nay
Mixed
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
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Committee
1
Jun 3, 2025
Council · Passed
Council Vote: pass (12-0)
council
Jun 3, 2025
Committee
Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Executive Administration and Labor
legislature
May 22, 2025
Introduced
PR26-0208 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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