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District Of Columbia Council Bill B26-0151

District Of Columbia 2025-2026 Regular Session

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2+ Councilmember Brooke Pinto
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17-To amend, on an emergency basis, section 16- 805(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Official
18-Code to clarify the timeline for the automatic sealing of nonconvictions .
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20-BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
21-act may be cited as the “ Second Chance Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2025”.
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23-Sec. 2. Section 16- 805(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended as
24-follows:
25-(a) Subparagraph (A) is amended by striking the phrase “prior to the effective date of the
26-Second Chance Amendment Act of 2022, passed on 2nd reading on December 20, 2022
27-(Enrolled version of Bill 24- 63)” and inserting the phrase “on or before September 30, 2027” in
28-its place.
29-(b) Subparagraph ( B) is amended by striking the phrase “ the effective date of the Second
30-Chance Amendment Act of 2022, on 2nd reading on December 20, 2022 (Enrolled version of
31-Bill 24-63), shall be sealed” and inserting the phrase “October 1, 2027, shall be sealed by
32-October 1, 2027, or” in its place.
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34-Sec. 3. Applicability.
35-This act shall apply as of March 1, 2025.
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37-Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement.
38-The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact
39-statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved
40-October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1- 301.47a).
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42-Sec. 5. Effective date.
43-This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the
44-Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than
45-90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section ENROLLED ORIGINAL
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13+To amend, on an emergency basis, the Second Chance Amendment Act of 2022 to clarify the 1
14+timeline for the automatic sealing of nonconvictions. 2
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16+BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 4
17+act may be cited as the “Second Chance Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2025”. 5
18+Sec. 2. Amended section 16-805(c)(1) within section 101(b) of the Second Chance 6
19+Amendment Act of 2022, effective March 10, 2023 (D.C. Law 24-284; 70 DCR 913), is 7
20+amended as follows: 8
21+(a) Subparagraph (A) is amended by striking the phrase “prior to the effective date of the 9
22+Second Chance Amendment Act of 2022, passed on 2nd reading on December 20, 2022 10
23+(Enrolled version of Bill 24-63)” and inserting the phrase “on or before September 30, 2027” in 11
24+its place. 12
25+(b) Subparagraph (B) is amended by striking the phrase “the effective date of the Second 13
26+Chance Amendment Act of 2022, on 2nd reading on December 20, 2022 (Enrolled version of 14
27+Bill 24-63), shall be sealed” and inserting the phrase “October 1, 2027, shall be sealed by 15
28+October 1, 2027, or” in its place. 16
29+Sec. 3. Applicability. 17
30+This act shall apply as of March 1, 2025. 18
31+Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement. 19 The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact 20
32+statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved 21
33+October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 22
34+Sec. 5. Effective date. 23
35+This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 24
36+Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than 25
37+90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section 26
38+412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788; 27
39+D.C. Official Code § 1-204.12(a)). 28