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District Of Columbia Council Bill B26-0191

District Of Columbia 2025-2026 Regular Session

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14-IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 7
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12+IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 10
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19-To amend, on an temporary basis, the Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2016 to prohibit 12
20-private disability insurance providers from reducing short-term disability benefits based 13
21-on actual or estimated paid leave benefits to which an eligible individual may be entitled 14
22-to from the District, regardless of the jurisdiction in which the insurance policy was 15
23-issued or written; and to amend Title I of the Insurance Trade and Economic 16
24-Development Amendment Act of 2000 to make the prohibition on offsetting or reducing 17
25-benefits under a private market short-term disability insurance policy based on estimated 18
26-or actual benefits received under the Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2016 19
27-enforceable under that law, regardless of the jurisdiction in which the insurance policy 20
28-was issued or written. 21
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30-BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 23
31-act may be cited as the “Short-Term Disability Insurance Benefit Protection Clarification 24
32-Temporary Amendment Act of 2025”. 25
33- Sec. 2. Section 107(j)(1) of the Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2016, effective 26
34-April 7, 2017 (D.C. Law 21- 264; D.C. Official Code § 32- 541.07(j)(1)), is amended to read as 27
35-follows: 28
36-“(1) No insurer may offset or reduce benefits or income available to an eligible 29
37-individual under an individual or group policy for temporary or short-term disability insurance 30 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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17+To amend, on an temporary basis, the Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2016 to prohibit 15
18+private disability insurance providers from reducing short-term disability benefits based 16
19+on actual or estimated paid leave benefits to which an eligible individual may be entitled 17
20+to from the District, regardless of the jurisdiction in which the insurance policy was 18
21+issued or written; and to amend Title I of the Insurance Trade and Economic 19
22+Development Amendment Act of 2000 to make the prohibition on offsetting or reducing 20
23+benefits under a private market short-term disability insurance policy based on estimated 21
24+or actual benefits received under the Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2016 22
25+enforceable under that law, regardless of the jurisdiction in which the insurance policy 23
26+was issued or written. 24
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28+BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 26
29+act may be cited as the “Short-Term Disability Insurance Benefit Protection Clarification 27
30+Temporary Amendment Act of 2025”. 28
31+ Sec. 2. Section 107(j)(1) of the Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2016, effective 29
32+April 7, 2017 (D.C. Law 21-264; D.C. Official Code § 32-541.07(j)(1)), is amended to read as 30
33+follows: 31
34+“(1) No insurer may offset or reduce benefits or income available to an eligible 32
35+individual under an individual or group policy for temporary or short-term disability insurance 33
36+based on estimated or actual benefits the eligible individual may or does receive under this act, 34
37+regardless of the jurisdiction in which such policy was issued, executed, written, or delivered.”. 35 2
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39+Sec. 3. Section 120a the Insurance Trade and Economic Development Amendment Act of 36
40+2000, effective April 2, 2001 (D.C. Law 13-265; D.C. Official Code § 31-2231.20a), is amended 37
41+as follows: 38
42+(a) Subsection (a) is amended to read as follows: 39
43+“(a) No insurer may offset or reduce benefits or income available to an eligible individual 40
44+under a temporary or short-term disability insurance policy, based on estimated or actual benefits 41
45+the eligible individual may or does receive under the Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 42
46+2016, effective April 7, 2017 (D.C. Law 21-264; D.C. Official Code § 32-541.01 et seq.), 43
47+regardless of in which jurisdiction such policy was executed, written, or delivered.”. 44
48+(b) Subsection (c) is amended to read as follows: 45
49+“(c) For the purposes of this section, the term: 46
50+ “(1) “Eligible individual” shall have the same meaning as provided in section 47
51+101(6) of the Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2016, effective April 7, 2017 (D.C. Law 48
52+21-264; D.C. Official Code § 32-541.01(6)). 49
53+ “(2) “Self-insured employer” shall have the same meaning as provided in section 50
54+101(19A) of the Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2016, effective April 7, 2017 (D.C. 51
55+Law 21-264; D.C. Official Code § 32-541.01(19A)).”. 52
56+ Sec. 4. Applicability. 53
57+ This act shall apply as of May 1, 2025. 54
58+Sec. 5. Fiscal impact statement. 55
59+The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact 56
60+statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved 57
61+October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 58 3
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43-based on estimated or actual benefits the eligible individual may or does receive under this act, 31
44-regardless of the jurisdiction in which such policy was issued, executed, written, or delivered.”. 32
45-Sec. 3. Section 120a the Insurance Trade and Economic Development Amendment Act of 33
46-2000, effective April 2, 2001 (D.C. Law 13- 265; D.C. Official Code § 31- 2231.20a), is amended 34
47-as follows: 35
48-(a) Subsection (a) is amended to read as follows: 36
49-“(a) No insurer may offset or reduce benefits or income available to an eligible individual 37
50-under a temporary or short-term disability insurance policy, based on estimated or actual benefits 38
51-the eligible individual may or does receive under the Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 39
52-2016, effective April 7, 2017 (D.C. Law 21- 264; D.C. Official Code § 32- 541.01 et seq. ), 40
53-regardless of in which jurisdiction such policy was executed, written, or delivered.”. 41
54-(b) Subsection (c) is amended to read as follows: 42
55-“(c) For the purposes of this section, the term: 43
56- “(1) “Eligible individual” shall have the same meaning as provided in section 44
57-101(6) of the Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2016, effective April 7, 2017 (D.C. Law 45
58-21-264; D.C. Official Code § 32- 541.01(6)). 46
59- “(2) “Self -insured employer” shall have the same meaning as provided in section 47
60-101(19A) of the Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2016, effective April 7, 2017 (D.C. 48
61-Law 21-264; D.C. Official Code § 32- 541.01(19A)).”. 49
62- Sec. 4. Applicability. 50 ENGROSSED ORIGINAL
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68- This act shall apply as of May 1, 2025. 51
69-Sec. 5. Fiscal impact statement. 52
70-The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact 53
71-statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved 54
72-October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1- 301.47a). 55
73-Sec. 6. Effective date. 56
74-(a) This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by 57
75-the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto) and a 30-day period of congressional 58
76-review as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved 59
77-December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1- 206.02(c)(1)). 60
78-(b) This act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect. 61
63+Sec. 6. Effective date. 59
64+(a) This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by 60
65+the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto) and a 30-day period of congressional 61
66+review as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved 62
67+December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)). 63
68+(b) This act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect. 64