District of Columbia Council Period 26 Status: Enacted

PR 26-0103 — Second Chance Clarification Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Last action — Resolution R26-0055, Effective from Mar 04, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 002691

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Bill Text

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31 added · 36 removed

Plain-language change summary

The new version of the bill clarifies that there are errors in the timeline for sealing nonconvictions under the Second Chance Amendment Act of 2022. Specifically, it corrects two drafting mistakes that would have unintentionally advanced the timelines for certain provisions by over two years. This change is important because it ensures that the law functions as intended, maintaining clarity around when records can be sealed and helping people with nonconvictions move forward in life without unnecessary delays.

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________________________ Councilmember Brooke Pinto 4 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION 7 ______________ 9 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA __________________ To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to amend the Second Chance Amendment Act of 2022 to clarify the timeline for the automatic sealing of nonconvictions.
ENROLLED ORIGINAL A RESOLUTION 26-55 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA March 4, 2025 To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to amend the Second Chance Amendment Act of 2022 to clarify the timeline for the automatic sealing of nonconvictions.
(a) D.C.
(a) The Second Chance Amendment Act of 2022, effective March 10, 2023 (D.C.
Law 24-284, the Second Chance Amendment Act of 2022 (“Second Chance”), was enacted in 2023 to expand the categories of criminal records and court proceedings eligible for sealing or expungement.
Law 24-284;
(b) Second Chance has subsequently been amended multiple times updating the effective dates, applicability dates, and deadlines for action, in D.C.
70 DCR 913) (“Second Chance”), was enacted to expand the categories of criminal records and court proceedings eligible for sealing or expungement.
Law L25-50, the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Support Act of 2023;
(b) Second Chance has subsequently been amended by the following amendatory acts to make changes to certain applicability dates and deadlines contained in the act:
D.C.
(1) The Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Support Act of 2023, effective September 6, (D.C.
Law 25-175, the Secure DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024;
Law 25-50;
and D.C.
70 DCR 10366);
Law 25-217, the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Support Act of 2024.
(2) The Secure DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024, effective June 8, 2024 (D.C.
(c) The Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety identified two previous drafting errors in amendatory Section 16-805(c)(1) of Second Chance that would inadvertently move up the timeline of certain provisions of the law by more than two years and would immediately deem the implementing agencies noncompliant for the previous two years.
Law 25-175;
71 DCR 2732);
and (3) The Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Support Act of 2024, effective September 18, (D.C.
Law 25-217;
71 DCR 9990).
(c) The Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety identified 2 drafting errors in the amended section 16-805(c)(1) within section 101(b) of Second Chance that would inadvertently move up the timeline of certain provisions of the law by more than 2 years and would immediately deem the implementing agencies noncompliant for the previous 2 years.
The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Second Chance Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2025 be adopted after a single reading.
The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Second Chance Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2025 be adopted after a single reading.
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Action History

  1. Resolution R26-0055, Effective from Mar 04, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 002691

  2. Approved with Resolution Number R26-0055

  3. Final Reading

  4. Retained by the Council

  5. PR26-0103 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the Secretary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 13 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (13)

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Votes

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Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12000
Total 12000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Anita Bonds — Yea
Brianne K. Nadeau — Yea
Brooke Pinto — Yea
Charles Allen — Yea
Christina Henderson — Yea
Janeese Lewis George — Yea
Kenyan R. McDuffie — Yea
Matthew Frumin — Yea
Phil Mendelson — Yea
Robert C. White, Jr. — Yea
Wendell Felder — Yea
Zachary Parker — Yea

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