# District of Columbia B26-0367: Public Benefits Security Amendment Act of 2025 District of Columbia B26-0367, Public Benefits Security Amendment Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Matthew Frumin (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-03 (Law L26-0104, Effective from Mar 24, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 005738); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0367-26 - 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 B26-0367 - State: District of Columbia - Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026) - Title: Public Benefits Security Amendment Act of 2025 - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-09-24 - Last action: 2026-04-03, Law L26-0104, Effective from Mar 24, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 005738 - Sponsor: Matthew Frumin (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (37 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Stolen benefits restored for eligible households: benefit, medium. Beginning October 1, 2027, District of Columbia households gain a right to recover benefits stolen through fraud. You must report theft within 6 months, and the Department of Human Services must confirm it through an investigation. Covered fraud includes phishing, skimming, card cloning, and simila… - Rent subsidy pilot gets another year: benefit, medium. The District's Flexible Rent Subsidy Pilot Program continues for one more year, covering Fiscal Year 2027. Its end date moves from September 30, 2026, to September 30, 2027. The extension keeps the program available to participants but does not change eligibility rules or set individual subsidy amo… - Safer benefit cards for assistance recipients: benefit, low. DHS must give all District public assistance recipients who use benefit cards updated cards with EMV security technology. The deadline is October 1, 2027, and the upgrade helps protect benefits against card-based theft. DHS must seek federal repayment of transition costs from USDA's Food and Nutrit… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Matthew Frumin (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-01-06 | House | Final Reading | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2026-01-06 | House | Other | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2025-12-16 | House | First Reading, CC | pass | 13 | 0 | | ## Actions (15) - 2026-04-03: Law L26-0104, Effective from Mar 24, 2026 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 005738 (House) - 2026-02-09: Transmitted to Congress (House) - 2026-02-06: Act A26-0250 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 001069 (House) - 2026-02-02: Returned from Mayor (House) - 2026-01-22: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0250 (House) - 2026-01-20: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Feb 02, 2026 (House) - 2026-01-06: Legislative Meeting (House) - 2025-12-16: Legislative Meeting (House) - 2025-12-10: Committee Mark-up of B26-0367 by the Human Services Committee (House) - 2025-10-30: Public Hearing on B26-0367 View Public Hearing Record (House) - 2025-10-07: Referred to Committee on Human Services (House) - 2025-10-03: Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register (House) - 2025-10-03: Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0367 Published in the District of Columbia Register (House) - 2025-09-29: Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary by Human Services (House) - 2025-09-24: B26-0367 Introduced by Councilmember Frumin at Office of the Secretary (House) ## Bill text - Amendment, 2026-01-06: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/60364/Meeting2/Amendment/B26-0367-Amendment1.pdf?Id=230777) - Enrollment, 2026-01-06: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/60364/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0367-Enrollment2.pdf?Id=230639) - Engrossment, 2025-12-16: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/60364/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0367-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=231887) - Introduced, 2025-09-24: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/60364/Introduction/B26-0367-Introduction.pdf?Id=223540) ## 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/60364/Meeting2/Amendment/B26-0367-Amendment1.pdf?Id=230777) - [Enrollment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/60364/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0367-Enrollment2.pdf?Id=230639) - [Engrossment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/60364/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0367-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=231887) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/60364/Introduction/B26-0367-Introduction.pdf?Id=223540) ## 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-B26-0367-26 (as of 2026-11-04).