# District of Columbia B26-0383: Volunteer Services Clarification Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

District of Columbia B26-0383, Volunteer Services Clarification Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025, is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Brooke Pinto (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-10-23 (Returned from Mayor) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: District of Columbia B26-0383
- State: District of Columbia
- Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026)
- Title: Volunteer Services Clarification Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-10-06
- Last action: 2025-10-23, Returned from Mayor
- Sponsor: Brooke Pinto (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (13 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- DC Attorney General can regulate volunteers: mixed, low. The law adds the Attorney General for the District of Columbia to the volunteer services law. The Attorney General can issue rules for how that office uses volunteers. This emergency act takes effect after mayoral approval or a Council veto override. It lasts for no more than 90 days.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Brooke Pinto (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-10-07 | House | Final Reading, CC | pass | 13 | 0 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2025-10-23: Returned from Mayor (House)
- 2025-10-23: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0170, Expires on Jan 21, 2026 (House)
- 2025-10-15: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Oct 29, 2025 (House)
- 2025-10-07: Legislative Meeting (House)
- 2025-10-07: Retained by the Council (House)
- 2025-10-06: B26-0383 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the Secretary (House)

## Bill text

- Enrollment, 2025-10-07: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/60422/Meeting1/Enrollment/B26-0383-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=224735)
- Introduced, 2025-10-06: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/60422/Introduction/B26-0383-Introduction.pdf?Id=224138)

## 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/60422/Meeting1/Enrollment/B26-0383-Enrollment1.pdf?Id=224735)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/60422/Introduction/B26-0383-Introduction.pdf?Id=224138)

## 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-B26-0383-26 (as of 2026-11-04).