PR 26-0262 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Open Meetings Clarification Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

This resolution (PR 26-0262) declares an emergency to prevent a legal gap in Washington, D.C.'s Open Meetings Act. It clarifies the definition of a "meeting" and allows public bodies to discuss potential threats (like terrorism or health crises) without taking official action, while exempting Council-Mayor meetings without official decisions. It also requires public bodies to make meetings accessible live or promptly after if live access isn't feasible. The resolution directly affects D.C. government bodies like the Council and Mayor's office, bridging the gap between an expiring emergency act (D.C. Act 26-41) and a pending temporary act (D.C. Act 25-XXX) under congressional review.

Tags: Emergency Management

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jun 2025

Committee Review

Council Passage

Jul 2025

Signed into Law

Jul 2025

Introduced Jun 30, 2025 Signed Jul 1, 2025

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MODERATE

This document shows the transition of a legislative bill from its introduction stage to enrolled status, meaning it has been formally approved and is ready for final processing. The substantive policy content remains largely the same, though there are minor updates to citations, dates, and formatting conventions that reflect the bill's progression through the legislative process.

TECHNICAL

The document format changed from an introduction draft to an enrolled original version, indicating the bill has been formally approved and is ready for final filing.

Added formal resolution number (26-155) and date (July 1, 2025) to the enrolled version, which are standard administrative details added during final processing.

Changed the resolution text from 'RESOLVED BY' to 'RESOLVED, BY' to match standard enrolled document formatting conventions.

Updated the Temporary Act citation from D.C. Act 25-XXX to D.C. Act 26-86, providing the correct act number for the temporary measure.

TIMELINE

Updated the D.C. Act citation for the Emergency Amendment Act from 71 DCR to 72 DCR, reflecting the correct volume number for the 2025 legislation.

Floor votes · Council Jul 1, 2025

How they voted

12–0

Passed

Total votes 12

Jul 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

Jul 1, 2025

Council · Passed

Council Vote: pass (12-0)

council

Jun 30, 2025

Introduced

PR26-0262 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors