# District of Columbia B26-0159: PrEP DC Act of 2025 District of Columbia B26-0159, PrEP DC Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Zachary Parker (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-21 (Law Number L26-0115 Effective from May 21, 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0159-26 - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: District of Columbia B26-0159 - State: District of Columbia - Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026) - Title: PrEP DC Act of 2025 - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-28 - Last action: 2026-05-21, Law Number L26-0115 Effective from May 21, 2026 - Sponsor: Zachary Parker (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (39 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Insurance protections for HIV prevention users: benefit, medium. DC insurers cannot use HIV prevention treatment taken under a valid prescriber's order to issue, cancel, or renew coverage. They also cannot use it to set rates or benefits, or market insurance. Health plans and insurers cannot use HIV prevention prescription records to set an enrollee's individual… - Lower costs for HIV prevention care: benefit, medium. For DC health plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027, HIV prevention care has no cost sharing. This includes all formulations of PrEP, medication taken before exposure, and PEP, medication taken after exposure. Covered services include initial and follow-up visits, side-effect care, co… - Dedicated funding for DC health clinics: benefit, low. The DC health department deposits payments for Health and Wellness Center services and affiliated clinic services into a dedicated fund. Payments include insurance reimbursements, patients' out-of-pocket payments, and other collections. The money supports only the Center and affiliated clinics. Mon… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Zachary Parker (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-03 | House | Final Reading, CC | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2026-02-03 | House | Other | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2026-02-03 | House | First Reading | pass | 13 | 0 | | ## Actions (21) - 2026-05-21: Law Number L26-0115 Effective from May 21, 2026 (House) - 2026-04-09: Transmitted to Congress (House) - 2026-03-27: Act A26-0277 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 005066 (House) - 2026-03-23: Returned from Mayor (House) - 2026-03-20: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0277 (House) - 2026-03-10: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Mar 24, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-03: Legislative Meeting (House) - 2026-02-03: Legislative Meeting (House) - 2026-01-30: Re-Referral published. (House) - 2026-01-20: Re-Referred to Committee on Health (House) - 2026-01-09: Re-Referral published. (House) - 2026-01-06: Re-Referred to Committee on Health, and Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-12-08: Committee Mark-up of B26-0159 by the Health Committee (House) - 2025-10-30: Public Hearing on B26-0159 (House) - 2025-10-10: Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register (House) - 2025-10-08: Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary by Health (House) - 2025-03-28: Re-Referral published. (House) - 2025-03-18: Re-Referred to Committee on Health, and Committee on Business and Economic Development (House) - 2025-03-07: Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0159 Published in the District of Columbia Register (House) - 2025-03-04: Referred to Committee on Business and Economic Development with comments from the Committee on Health (House) - 2025-02-28: B26-0159 Introduced by Councilmember Parker at Office of the Secretary (House) ## Bill text - Enrollment, 2026-03-03: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57282/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0159-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=233786) - Amendment, 2026-02-03: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57282/Meeting1/Amendment/B26-0159-Amendment1.pdf?Id=231804) - Engrossment, 2026-02-03: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57282/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0159-Engrossment2.pdf?Id=231955) - Introduced, 2025-02-28: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57282/Introduction/B26-0159-Introduction.pdf?Id=207450) ## Related bills - 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) - B26-0181: Short-Term Disability Insurance Benefit Protection Clarification 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) ## Sources - [Enrollment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57282/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0159-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=233786) - [Amendment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57282/Meeting1/Amendment/B26-0159-Amendment1.pdf?Id=231804) - [Engrossment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57282/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0159-Engrossment2.pdf?Id=231955) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57282/Introduction/B26-0159-Introduction.pdf?Id=207450) ## 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) - [B26-0181: Short-Term Disability Insurance Benefit Protection Clarification Amendment Act…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0181-26) - [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) - [District of Columbia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/district-of-columbia/bills) - [District of Columbia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/district-of-columbia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0159-26 (as of 2026-11-04).