# District of Columbia B26-0004: Early Childhood Educator Pay Scales Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

District of Columbia B26-0004, Early Childhood Educator Pay Scales Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Phil Mendelson (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-02-07 (Act A26-0001 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 001126, Expires on Apr 29, 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: District of Columbia B26-0004
- State: District of Columbia
- Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026)
- Title: Early Childhood Educator Pay Scales Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-06
- Last action: 2025-02-07, Act A26-0001 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 001126, Expires on Apr 29, 2025
- Sponsor: Phil Mendelson (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (13 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Minimum pay for child care educators: benefit, high. D.C. child care facilities contracted to receive Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund money must pay the listed minimum salaries. Beginning January 1, 2025, they must use Fund money for these minimums, based on each educator’s role and education. Here, CDA means a child development associate cr…
- More ways child care educators qualify: benefit, low. The law broadens credential and education rules for child care educators in D.C. A child development associate credential must be recognized by the Council for Professional Recognition and accepted by the Department. A state-awarded certificate also counts if it meets or exceeds those credential re…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Phil Mendelson (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-07 | House | Final Reading, CC | pass | 13 | 0 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2025-02-07: Act A26-0001 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 001126, Expires on Apr 29, 2025 (House)
- 2025-02-03: Returned from Mayor (House)
- 2025-01-29: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0001, Expires on Apr 29, 2025 (House)
- 2025-01-23: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Feb 06, 2025 (House)
- 2025-01-07: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2025-01-07: Retained by the Council (House)
- 2025-01-06: B26-0004 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary (House)

## Bill text

- Enrollment, 2025-01-07: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56826/Meeting1/Enrollment/B26-0004-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=204337)
- Introduced, 2025-01-06: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56826/Introduction/B26-0004-Introduction.pdf?Id=203795)

## Related bills

- B26-0785: Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Rental Vehicle Sales Tax Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2026 (signed)
- B26-0663: Fiscal Year 2026 Revised Local Budget Temporary Act of 2026 (signed)
- B26-0047: Funeral Directors Licensing Reform Amendment Act of 2025 (signed)
- B26-0735: Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of Corrections Temporary Amendment Act of 2026 (signed)
- B26-0760: Medical Cannabis Licensing and Unlicensed Establishment Enforcement Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2026 (signed)
- B26-0181: Short-Term Disability Insurance Benefit Protection Clarification Amendment Act of 2025 (signed)

## Sources
- [Enrollment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56826/Meeting1/Enrollment/B26-0004-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=204337)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56826/Introduction/B26-0004-Introduction.pdf?Id=203795)

## Related
- [B26-0785: Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Rental Vehicle Sales Tax Clarification Emergency Amend…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0785-26)
- [B26-0663: Fiscal Year 2026 Revised Local Budget Temporary Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0663-26)
- [B26-0047: Funeral Directors Licensing Reform Amendment Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0047-26)
- [B26-0735: Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of Correcti…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0735-26)
- [B26-0760: Medical Cannabis Licensing and Unlicensed Establishment Enforcement Clarificati…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0760-26)
- [B26-0181: Short-Term Disability Insurance Benefit Protection Clarification Amendment Act…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0181-26)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0004-26 (as of 2026-11-04).