PR 26-0333 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Technical Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

This resolution declares an emergency to maintain temporary provisions from expired legislation until permanent law takes effect. It specifically preserves two key technical changes: expanding the Police Complaints Board membership and allowing the Executive Director to initiate complaints about officer misconduct (like failure to intervene in excessive force), while also clarifying age-related reporting requirements for crime victims. The resolution prevents a legal gap between the expiration of temporary legislation (set to end November 2025) and the implementation of permanent law (section 105 of D.C. Law 24-345). It directly affects how police misconduct complaints are handled and processed by the Office of Police Complaints.
Sub-Topics: Policing
Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2025
Committee Review
Council Passage
Oct 2025
Signed into Law
Oct 2025
Introduced Oct 6, 2025 Signed Oct 7, 2025
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Introduction → Enrollment · 4 edits
MODERATE
This document shows the transformation of a legislative bill from its introduction draft to its enrolled (final) version. The primary changes involve formatting adjustments, citation corrections, and minor text refinements rather than substantive policy changes. The bill's core purpose remains unchanged - it addresses emergency legislation related to police complaint procedures and victim reporting requirements.
TECHNICAL

Page numbering and formatting were adjusted to match enrolled document standards, including repositioning of page headers and footers.

The bill number was updated from PR 26-0333 to 26-215 in the enrolled version.

A citation error was corrected in Section 2(c) where the temporary legislation citation was changed from '72 DCR 3678' to '72 DCR 1284'.

Minor text refinements were made throughout, such as changing 'victim who is under the age of 18' to 'victim who is under the age of 18' for consistency and adding 'the District of Columbia' in Section 3 for clarity.

Floor votes · Council Oct 7, 2025

How they voted

13–0
Passed
Total votes 13
Oct 7, 2025
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent2
2 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

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Oct 7, 2025
Council · Passed
Council Vote: pass (13-0)
council
Oct 6, 2025
Introduced
PR26-0333 Introduced by Councilmember Allen at Office of the Secretary
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Charles Allen
DDemocratic
DC
Ward 6