# District of Columbia B26-0061: Parity in Workers’ Compensation Recovery Act of 2025

District of Columbia B26-0061, Parity in Workers’ Compensation Recovery Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Phil Mendelson (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-10-01 (Law Number L26-0042 Effective from Oct 01, 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: District of Columbia B26-0061
- State: District of Columbia
- Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026)
- Title: Parity in Workers’ Compensation Recovery Act of 2025
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-10-01, Law Number L26-0042 Effective from Oct 01, 2025
- Sponsor: Phil Mendelson (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (24 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- DC claim allowed, offset by other-state pay: mixed, medium. You can file a DC workers’ compensation claim even if you already got money from another state for the same injury or death. DC reduces your award by what you received or were awarded in that other state. Your net DC payment equals the DC amount minus the other-state amount, not below $0. The rule…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Phil Mendelson (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-07-28 | House | Final Reading, CC | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2025-07-14 | House | First Reading, CC | pass | 12 | 0 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2025-10-01: Law Number L26-0042 Effective from Oct 01, 2025 (House)
- 2025-08-19: Transmitted to Congress (House)
- 2025-08-15: Act A26-0129 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 008926 (House)
- 2025-08-12: Returned from Mayor (House)
- 2025-08-11: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0129 (House)
- 2025-07-31: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Aug 14, 2025 (House)
- 2025-07-28: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2025-07-14: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2025-06-13: Committee Mark-up of B26-0061 by the Executive Administration and Labor Committee (House)
- 2025-01-24: Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0061 Published in the District of Columbia Register (House)
- 2025-01-21: Referred to Committee on Executive Administration and Labor (House)
- 2025-01-13: B26-0061 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary (House)

## Bill text

- Enrollment, 2025-07-28: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56931/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0061-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=218202)
- Engrossment, 2025-07-14: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56931/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0061-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=217655)
- Introduced, 2025-01-13: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56931/Introduction/B26-0061-Introduction.pdf?Id=204701)

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- B26-0047: Funeral Directors Licensing Reform Amendment Act of 2025 (signed)
- 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)
- B26-0735: 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/56931/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0061-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=218202)
- [Engrossment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56931/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0061-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=217655)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56931/Introduction/B26-0061-Introduction.pdf?Id=204701)

## Related
- [B26-0047: Funeral Directors Licensing Reform Amendment Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0047-26)
- [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)
- [B26-0735: 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-B26-0061-26 (as of 2026-11-04).