# District of Columbia B26-0191: Short-Term Disability Insurance Benefit Protection Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2025

District of Columbia B26-0191, Short-Term Disability Insurance Benefit Protection Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Janeese Lewis George (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-07-16 (Law Number L26-0017 Effective from Jul 16, 2025, Expires on Feb 26, 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: District of Columbia B26-0191
- State: District of Columbia
- Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026)
- Title: Short-Term Disability Insurance Benefit Protection Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2025
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-26
- Last action: 2025-07-16, Law Number L26-0017 Effective from Jul 16, 2025, Expires on Feb 26, 2026
- Sponsor: Janeese Lewis George (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

- Workers keep full short-term disability pay: benefit, high. Beginning May 1, 2025, insurers cannot cut your short-term or temporary disability checks because you also get D.C. Universal Paid Leave. This applies to individual and group policies, even if the policy was issued outside D.C., and covers estimated or actual leave benefits. The law uses the Univer…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Janeese Lewis George (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-06 | House | Final Reading, CC | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | House | First Reading | pass | 12 | 0 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2025-07-16: Law Number L26-0017 Effective from Jul 16, 2025, Expires on Feb 26, 2026 (House)
- 2025-06-02: Transmitted to Congress (House)
- 2025-05-23: Act A26-0068 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 006109 (House)
- 2025-05-20: Returned from Mayor (House)
- 2025-05-19: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0068 (House)
- 2025-05-09: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on May 23, 2025 (House)
- 2025-05-06: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2025-04-04: Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0191 Published in the District of Columbia Register (House)
- 2025-04-01: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2025-04-01: Retained by the Council (House)
- 2025-03-26: B26-0191 Introduced by Councilmember Lewis George at Office of the Secretary (House)

## Bill text

- Enrollment, 2025-05-06: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57435/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0191-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=211356)
- Engrossment, 2025-04-01: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57435/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0191-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=209584)
- Introduced, 2025-03-26: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57435/Introduction/B26-0191-Introduction.pdf?Id=208874)

## 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/57435/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0191-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=211356)
- [Engrossment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57435/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0191-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=209584)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/57435/Introduction/B26-0191-Introduction.pdf?Id=208874)

## 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-B26-0191-26 (as of 2026-11-04).