# District of Columbia B26-0316: Strengthening Probate Administration Temporary Amendment Act of 2025 District of Columbia B26-0316, Strengthening Probate Administration Temporary Amendment Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Brooke Pinto (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-10-01 (Law Number L26-0047 Effective from Oct 01, 2025, Expires on May 14, 2026) (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0316-26 - 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 B26-0316 - State: District of Columbia - Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026) - Title: Strengthening Probate Administration Temporary Amendment Act of 2025 - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-07-10 - Last action: 2025-10-01, Law Number L26-0047 Effective from Oct 01, 2025, Expires on May 14, 2026 - Sponsor: Brooke Pinto (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (24 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Faster abbreviated probate with fewer steps: mixed, low. The law speeds up abbreviated probate for D.C. estates. The Court or Register appoints a personal representative right away, and it is unsupervised unless the order says otherwise. Cases can move ahead without the usual prior notice step. A will can be admitted if it appears properly signed with a… - One probate affidavit rule removed: mixed, low. The law removes subsection (a)(4) of D.C. Code § 20-361 on transfers by affidavit. Any rule in that paragraph no longer applies. This is a narrow cleanup that may change how some small estates use affidavits. - When these probate changes apply: mixed, low. The 2024 probate reforms apply only to people who died on or after March 21, 2025. This temporary law takes effect after mayoral approval and a 30-day congressional review. It expires 225 days after it takes effect. The timing rules decide which set of probate rules you use. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Brooke Pinto (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 | pass | 12 | 0 | | ## Actions (11) - 2025-10-01: Law Number L26-0047 Effective from Oct 01, 2025, Expires on May 14, 2026 (House) - 2025-08-19: Transmitted to Congress (House) - 2025-08-15: Act A26-0134 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 008936 (House) - 2025-08-12: Returned from Mayor (House) - 2025-08-11: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0134 (House) - 2025-07-31: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Aug 14, 2025 (House) - 2025-07-28: Legislative Meeting (House) - 2025-07-18: Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0316 Published in the District of Columbia Register (House) - 2025-07-14: Legislative Meeting (House) - 2025-07-14: Retained by the Council (House) - 2025-07-10: B26-0316 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the Secretary (House) ## Bill text - Enrollment, 2025-07-28: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/58147/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0316-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=218209) - Engrossment, 2025-07-14: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/58147/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0316-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=217484) - Introduced, 2025-07-10: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/58147/Introduction/B26-0316-Introduction.pdf?Id=217171) ## 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/58147/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0316-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=218209) - [Engrossment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/58147/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0316-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=217484) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/58147/Introduction/B26-0316-Introduction.pdf?Id=217171) ## 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-B26-0316-26 (as of 2026-11-04).