Secure DC Pretrial Detention Extension and Reporting Emergency Amendment Act of 2025
This emergency bill extends existing pretrial detention policies in Washington, D.C., by removing their automatic expiration date. It directly affects the District's pretrial system, which determines whether individuals are held before trial. Key provisions repeal sunset clauses in the 2024 Secure DC Omnibus Act and adjust reporting deadlines for the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council to May 7, 2025, instead of referencing prior legislation. The bill clarifies that reports must now be submitted after two specific emergency measures take effect, streamlining compliance for agencies. This is a procedural extension focused on maintaining current pretrial detention rules without creating new policies.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Council Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Feb 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Signed Feb 13, 2025
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This bill was enrolled and finalized as an emergency amendment to extend pretrial detention provisions and update reporting requirements. The document shows formatting changes from draft to enrolled version, with no substantive policy alterations to the core provisions.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains unchanged; it continues to amend the Secure DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024 and the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Establishment Act of 2001.
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Formatting changes from draft bill to enrolled bill version, including page numbering, signature lines, and structural layout adjustments.
Floor votes · Council Feb 4, 2025
How they voted
12–0
Passed
Total votes 12
Feb 4, 2025
D
Democratic10
100% Yea
I
Independent2
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Total actions
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1
Committee
0
Feb 4, 2025
Council · Passed
Council Vote: pass (12-0)
council
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
B26-0081 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the Secretary
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brooke Pinto
DDemocratic
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