# District of Columbia B26-0176: Early Childhood Educator Pay Scales Amendment Act of 2025 District of Columbia B26-0176, Early Childhood Educator Pay Scales Amendment Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Phil Mendelson (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-10 (Law L26-0100, Effective from Mar 18, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 005879); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0176-26 - 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 B26-0176 - State: District of Columbia - Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026) - Title: Early Childhood Educator Pay Scales Amendment Act of 2025 - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-21 - Last action: 2026-04-10, Law L26-0100, Effective from Mar 18, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 005879 - Sponsor: Phil Mendelson (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (36 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Educator lump-sum payments protect benefit eligibility: benefit, medium. The District excludes individual Pay Equity Fund lump-sum payments from income and assets when reviewing covered benefits. This applies both to deciding eligibility and calculating benefit amounts, unless federal law prohibits the exclusion. Covered programs include District public assistance, D.C.… - Dedicated funding for early childhood teachers: benefit, medium. The District maintains a dedicated Pay Equity Fund to support early childhood educator pay and program participants. Required deposits are $53.920878 million for fiscal 2022, $72.889092 million for 2023, and $69.508332 million for 2024. Deposits are $70 million for fiscal 2025 and $72.126902 millio… - Health premium help for early childhood educators: benefit, low. The Pay Equity Fund can help reduce health insurance premiums paid by child development facilities or eligible employees. Employees must qualify for the law’s minimum teacher salaries. Assistance depends on available appropriations and an agreement with the District of Columbia Health Benefit Excha… - Teacher pay floors drop in 2026: mixed, high. Child development facilities with an agreement to receive Pay Equity Fund money must meet teacher salary floors. From January 1–December 31, 2025, assistant-teacher floors are $51,006 for a Child Development Associate credential and $54,262 for an associate degree or higher, or 60 college-level hou… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Phil Mendelson (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-11-04 | House | Other | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2025-11-04 | House | Final Reading | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2025-10-21 | House | First Reading | pass | 10 | 0 | 3 | ## Actions (16) - 2026-04-10: Law L26-0100, Effective from Mar 18, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 005879 (House) - 2026-02-03: Transmitted to Congress (House) - 2025-12-05: Act A26-0204 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 013494 (House) - 2025-11-25: Returned from Mayor (House) - 2025-11-24: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0204 (House) - 2025-11-17: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Dec 02, 2025 (House) - 2025-11-04: Legislative Meeting (House) - 2025-10-21: Legislative Meeting (House) - 2025-10-21: Committee Mark-up of B26-0176 by the Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-10-07: Legislative Meeting (House) - 2025-06-04: Public Hearing on B26-0176 View Public Hearing Record (House) - 2025-05-16: Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register (House) - 2025-05-13: Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary by Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-04-01: Referred to Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-03-28: Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0176 Published in the District of Columbia Register (House) - 2025-03-21: B26-0176 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary (House) ## Bill text - Amendment, 2025-11-04: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57392/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0176-Amendment1.pdf?Id=226558) - Enrollment, 2025-11-04: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57392/Meeting3/Enrollment/B26-0176-Enrollment2.pdf?Id=227354) - Engrossment, 2025-10-21: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57392/Meeting2/Engrossment/B26-0176-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=226514) - Introduced, 2025-03-21: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57392/Introduction/B26-0176-Introduction.pdf?Id=208414) ## 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 - [Amendment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57392/Meeting3/Amendment/B26-0176-Amendment1.pdf?Id=226558) - [Enrollment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57392/Meeting3/Enrollment/B26-0176-Enrollment2.pdf?Id=227354) - [Engrossment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57392/Meeting2/Engrossment/B26-0176-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=226514) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57392/Introduction/B26-0176-Introduction.pdf?Id=208414) ## 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-B26-0176-26 (as of 2026-11-04).