District of Columbia Council Period 26 Status: Passed Council

B 26-0181 — Short-Term Disability Insurance Benefit Protection Clarification Amendment Act of 2025

Last action — Final Reading, CC

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Council
  4. 4
    To Executive
  5. 5
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Council. Introduced March 21, 2025. It now goes to the executive.

Next likely step: transmittal to the executive for signature or veto.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Council

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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In plain language

This bill clarifies benefits related to short-term disability insurance.

The bill aims to provide clearer guidelines regarding short-term disability insurance benefits. It addresses how these benefits are administered to ensure consistency and understanding.

What this means for you
  • Workers: This means you may find it easier to understand your short-term disability benefits and how to access them.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Final Reading, CC

  2. Committee Mark-up of B26-0181 by the Committee of the Whole

  3. Committee Mark-up of B26-0181 by the Health Committee

  4. Public Hearing on B26-0181

  5. Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register

  6. Revised Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary by Health

  7. Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register

  8. Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary by Health

  9. Re-Referred to Committee on Health, and Committee of the Whole with comments from the Committee on Executive Administration and Labor

  10. Re-Referral published.

  11. Referred to Committee on Executive Administration and Labor, Committee on Business and Economic Development, and Committee of the Whole

  12. Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0181 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  13. B26-0181 Introduced by Councilmember Lewis George at Office of the Secretary

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (13)

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Subjects

labor health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors B 26-0181?
B 26-0181 is sponsored by Janeese Lewis George.
What is the current status of B 26-0181?
This bill has passed the Council. Introduced March 21, 2025. It now goes to the executive.
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