District of Columbia Council Period 26 Status: Enacted

B 26-0190 — Short-Term Disability Insurance Benefit Protection Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Last action — Act A26-0051 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 004902, Expires on Jul 21, 2025

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Council
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 26, 2025. Enacted.

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  • 1 sponsor

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In plain language

The bill prohibits reducing short-term disability benefits based on paid leave entitlements.

This bill prevents private disability insurers from lowering short-term disability benefits when individuals also receive paid leave benefits. It applies to policies regardless of where they were issued.

What this means for you
  • Workers: This means workers receiving short-term disability benefits can also receive paid leave without affecting their insurance payments.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

62 added · 63 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to the bill updates the language to clarify that private disability insurance providers cannot reduce short-term disability benefits based on any paid leave benefits an individual may receive from the District. This change is important because it ensures that individuals can access the full benefits they are entitled to, without fear that their private insurance will be impacted by the paid leave they receive. Additionally, it makes the enforcement of this protection clearer, providing stronger support for eligible individuals regardless of where their insurance policy was issued.

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__________________________________ Councilmember Janeese Lewis George 4 A BILL 7 _______________ 9 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _______________ To amend, on an emergency basis, the Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2016 to prohibit private disability insurance providers from reducing short-term disability benefits based on actual or estimated paid leave benefits to which an eligible individual may be entitled to from the District, regardless of the jurisdiction in which the insurance policy was issued or written;
ENROLLED ORIGINAL ANACT ___________ IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ___________ To amend, on an emergency basis, the Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2016 to prohibit private disability insurance providers from reducing short-term disability benefits based on actual or estimated paid leave benefits to which an eligible individual may be entitled to from the District, regardless of the jurisdiction in which the insurance policy was issued or written;
and to amend Title I of the Insurance Trade and Economic Development Amendment Act of 2000 to make the prohibition on offsetting or reducing benefits under a private market short-term disability insurance policy based on estimated or actual benefits received under the Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2016 enforceable under that law, regardless of the jurisdiction in which the insurance policy was issued or written.
and to amend the Insurance Trade and Economic Development Amendment Act of 2000 to make the prohibition on offsetting or reducing benefits under a private market short-term disability insurance policy based on estimated or actual benefits received under the Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2016 enforceable under that law, regardless of the jurisdiction in which the insurance policy was issued or written.
“(1) No insurer may offset or reduce benefits or income available to an eligible individual under an individual or group policy for temporary or short-term disability insurance based on estimated or actual benefits the eligible individual may or does receive under this act, regardless of the jurisdiction in which such policy was issued, executed, written, or delivered.”.
“(j)(1) No insurer may offset or reduce benefits or income available to an eligible individual under an individual or group policy for temporary or short-term disability insurance based on estimated or actual benefits the eligible individual may or does receive under this act, regardless of the jurisdiction in which such policy was issued, executed, written, or delivered.”.
“(a) No insurer may offset or reduce benefits or income available to an eligible individual under a temporary or short-term disability insurance policy, based on estimated or actual benefits the eligible individual may or does receive under the Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2016, effective April 7, 2017 (D.C.
“(a) No insurer may offset or reduce benefits or income available to an eligible individual under a temporary or short-term disability insurance policy, based on estimated or actual benefits ENROLLED ORIGINAL the eligible individual may or does receive under the Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2016, effective April 7, 2017 (D.C.
This act shall apply as of May 1, 2025.
This act shall apply as of July 10, 2024.
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than 90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section 412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat.
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section ENROLLED ORIGINAL 412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat.
___________________________________ Chairman Council of the District of Columbia _________________________________ Mayor District of Columbia 3
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The bill amends the Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act and the Insurance Trade and Economic Development Amendment Act to strengthen the protection against offsets of short-term disability benefits by insurers.

  • D.C. Official Code § 32-541.07(j)(1)

    No insurer may offset or reduce benefits or income available to an eligible individual under an individual or group policy for temporary or short-term disability insurance based on estimated or actual benefits the eligible individual may or does receive under this subchapter, regardless of the jurisdiction in which such policy was issued, executed, written, or delivered. → No insurer may offset or reduce benefits or income available to an eligible individual under an individual or group policy for temporary or short-term disability insurance based on estimated or actual benefits the eligible individual may or does receive under this act, regardless of the jurisdiction in which such policy was issued, executed, written, or delivered.

    This change clarifies that offsets cannot occur based on paid leave benefits under the act instead of the broader subchapter.

  • D.C. Official Code § 31-2231.20a(a)

    No insurer may offset or reduce benefits or income available to an eligible individual under a temporary or short-term disability insurance policy, based on estimated or actual benefits the eligible individual may or does receive under subchapter IV of Chapter 5 of Title 32, regardless of in which jurisdiction such policy was executed, written, or delivered. → No insurer may offset or reduce benefits or income available to an eligible individual under a temporary or short-term disability insurance policy, based on estimated or actual benefits the eligible individual may or does receive under the Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2016, effective April 7, 2017 (D.C. Law 21-264; D.C. Official Code § 32-541.01 et seq.), regardless of in which jurisdiction such policy was executed, written, or delivered.

    This modification specifies that reductions in benefits cannot be based on paid leave benefits from the Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act.

  • D.C. Official Code § 31-2231.20a(c)

    “Eligible individual” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 32-541.01(6). → “Eligible individual” shall have the same meaning as provided in section 101(6) of the Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2016, effective April 7, 2017 (D.C. Law 21-264; D.C. Official Code § 32-541.01(6)).

    This change ensures consistency in the definition of 'eligible individual' by directly referencing the Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act.

  • D.C. Official Code § 31-2231.20a(c)

    “Self-insured employer” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 32-541.01(19A). → “Self-insured employer” shall have the same meaning as provided in section 101(19A) of the Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2016, effective April 7, 2017 (D.C. Law 21-264; D.C. Official Code § 32-541.01(19A)).

    This change maintains consistency in the definition of 'self-insured employer' to align with the Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act.

Action History

  1. Act A26-0051 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 004902, Expires on Jul 21, 2025

  2. Returned from Mayor

  3. Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0051, Expires on Jul 21, 2025

  4. Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Apr 22, 2025

  5. Final Reading

  6. Retained by the Council

  7. B26-0190 Introduced by Councilmember Lewis George 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

Final Reading

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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