# District of Columbia B26-0190: Short-Term Disability Insurance Benefit Protection Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

District of Columbia B26-0190, Short-Term Disability Insurance Benefit Protection Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Janeese Lewis George (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-04-25 (Act A26-0051 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 004902, Expires on Jul 21, 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: District of Columbia B26-0190
- State: District of Columbia
- Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026)
- Title: Short-Term Disability Insurance Benefit Protection Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2025
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-26
- Last action: 2025-04-25, Act A26-0051 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 004902, Expires on Jul 21, 2025
- Sponsor: Janeese Lewis George (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (12 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Workers keep full short-term disability pay: benefit, medium. The law bars insurers from cutting temporary or short-term disability pay because you receive, or may receive, D.C. Universal Paid Leave. It applies to individual and group policies, even if the policy was issued in another state. The protection applies to eligible workers under D.C.’s paid leave l…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Janeese Lewis George (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-01 | House | Final Reading | pass | 12 | 0 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2025-04-25: Act A26-0051 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 004902, Expires on Jul 21, 2025 (House)
- 2025-04-22: Returned from Mayor (House)
- 2025-04-22: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0051, Expires on Jul 21, 2025 (House)
- 2025-04-07: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Apr 22, 2025 (House)
- 2025-04-01: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2025-04-01: Retained by the Council (House)
- 2025-03-26: B26-0190 Introduced by Councilmember Lewis George at Office of the Secretary (House)

## Bill text

- Enrollment, 2025-04-01: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57434/Meeting1/Enrollment/B26-0190-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=209603)
- Introduced, 2025-03-26: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57434/Introduction/B26-0190-Introduction.pdf?Id=208870)

## 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/57434/Meeting1/Enrollment/B26-0190-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=209603)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57434/Introduction/B26-0190-Introduction.pdf?Id=208870)

## 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0190-26 (as of 2026-11-04).